What are ethical considerations in research? Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. These principles include voluntary participation, informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, potential for harm, and results communication. Read More
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Ethical Considerations for Discrete Choice Experiments with Caregiving Populations
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posted on 2022-02-25, 23:21 authored by Judy IllesJudy Illes, Ashley LawsonAshley Lawson, Patrick McDonaldWe discuss challenges experienced with a discrete choice experiment where the lack of sufficient responses to power analysis may have been due to the vulnerability of the population, added caregiving burdens imposed by the pandemic, and an imbalance of benefit-to-load of participation. We also address considerations for the paradigm where the necessarily few testable attributes may limit cultural meaningfulness and generalizability, and bring into question principles of research ethics.
Funding
RF1 MH117805 01
Achieving ethical integration in the development of novel neurotechnologies
National Institute of Mental Health
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- Higher Education Faculty 4-yr College
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What are ethical considerations in research? Ethical considerations in research are a set of principles that guide your research designs and practices. These principles include voluntary participation, informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, potential for harm, and results communication. Read More
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