Ethical Safeguards in Research

Ethical Safeguards in Research

Research involving vulnerable groups is sensitive and requires observing various ethical considerations to guarantee the well-being of research participants. One of the ethical safeguards that researchers should consider if their work requires data from children is obtaining informed consent (Brydon-Miller & Wood, 2022). The meaning and nature of informed consent and how it can be achieved require careful consideration because the child needs to understand what they are being involved in and the outcome of their involvement without feeling obliged to give consent. The second ethical safeguard is creating a safe environment for the child. A safe environment includes protecting the child from mistreatment or defilement and minimizing intrusion. The researcher should also allow the child to decide whether they would like an adult to be present during the research or not.

Research involving pregnant women requires ensuring that the pregnant mother provides informed consent and understands what the research entails and how the research may affect her and her unborn child, mainly if it is medical research involving various procedures and tests (Shivayogi, 2013). The other ethical safeguard when the research involves pregnant women is providing a conducive environment that includes comfortable seats in an interview and allowing the pregnant mother to rest during the research.

The main ethical safeguard when conducting research that involves prisoners is ensuring that the prisoner participates in the research voluntarily and can give consent without the intervention of deceit, force, or coercion. Research involving cognitively or physically impaired participants requires researchers to remind the participants of their right to withdraw from the study at any time (Brydon-Miller & Wood, 2022). When involving participants from culturally isolated groups, the main ethical safeguards that a researcher should consider are collaboration and consultation with relevant stakeholders to determine the research’s most suitable ethical procedures and framework.

References

Brydon-Miller, M., & Wood, L. (2022). Rethinking ethical processes for community-based research with vulnerable populations: Lessons from practice. Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods, 31-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86402-6_2

Shivayogi, P. (2013). Vulnerable population and methods for their safeguard. Perspectives in Clinical Research, 4(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-3485.106389

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Ethical Safeguards in Research

When identifying a sample for research in your domain, what should be some ethical safeguards to take into consideration if your work would require data from certain vulnerable populations, such as children, pregnant mothers, prisoners, cognitively or physically impaired, or culturally isolated groups? Address each group individually.