Emily F. Law
Case study: Ethical guidance for pediatric e-health research using examples from pain research with adolescents
Law, Emily F.; Palermo, Tonya M.; Law, Emily F; Henderson, Ellen M.; Palermo, Tonya; Eccleston, Christopher
Authors
Tonya M. Palermo
Emily F Law
Ellen M. Henderson
Tonya Palermo
Christopher Eccleston
Abstract
ObjectiveThe Internet is a frequently used platform for research in pediatric and health psychology. However, there is little pragmatic guidance as to ethical best practice of this research. The absence of guidance is particularly prominent for online research with children. Our objective is to outline ethical issues in e-health research with children and adolescents using two exemplar studies in pediatric pain research.MethodsThe first study is an asynchronous message board discussion amongst teenagers with pain who are frequent internet users.The second study is a web-based behavioral intervention for the management of adolescent pain.ResultsEach exemplar study is discussed in the context of specific ethical considerations related to recruitment, informed consent and debriefing, privacy and confidentiality, and participant safety. Ethical issues regarding the evaluation of online psychological interventions are also discussed.ConclusionsGuidance on optimal ethical practice in e-health research is summarized. © 2012 The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved.
Citation
Palermo, T. M., Law, E. F., Henderson, E. M., Law, E. F., Palermo, T., & Eccleston, C. (2012). Case study: Ethical guidance for pediatric e-health research using examples from pain research with adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 37(10), 1116-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jss085
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Nov 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Dec 19, 2012 |
Journal | Journal of Pediatric Psychology |
Print ISSN | 0146-8693 |
Electronic ISSN | 1465-735X |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 10 |
Pages | 1116-1126 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jss085 |
Keywords | e-health, ethical issues, online research methods, pain, pediatric, qualitative methods, randomized controlled trial, research design and methodology, adolescents |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/942422 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jss085 |
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