Research Methodology P2 Daniel Trew
P2: Discuss ethical issues relating to research in health and social care
sectors.
In this assignment I will be explaining the basics of ethics and discussing 3 ethical
considerations that must be considered whenever research is carried out in health
and social care.
To be put simply, ethics is a system or moral principles. They effect how most people
will make decisions and live their lives. Ethics is concerned with what is good for
individuals and society and it is also described as moral philosophy. Ethics is a term
that is derived from the Greek work ethos which means many different things;
custom, habit, character and disposition. Ethics are basically guidelines that a
researcher should make sure that they adhere to whenever they are conducting their
research work. Ethic codes of practise ensure that researchers act in a proper and
fair manner. It also ensures that the participants in the research work are in no way
harmed- physically or psychologically. There are different legislations and policies
that protect those taking part in research. These include GDPR, Data protection,
Human Rights Act 1998, and NISSC. There are certain ethical principles that are
essential when carrying out any research work. These are; Consent, Promoting and
maintaining the protection of all participants, Sensitive Personal information is
kept confidential at all time, Any research work will be independently challenged
and questioned by experts, Participants will not be forced to engage in the research,
Deception, Right to withdraw from research, Debriefing, Ethical approval, and
Informed consent.
Informed consent.
Before participating in a research project it is essential that individuals give their
consent before any research can be carried out. Individuals cannot be forced to
participate and need to be given a choice to if they want to take part or not. The
consent needs to be informed. This means that the individuals who may participate
know exactly what the objectives of the research are, what they will be required to
do, the risks that may potentially come with the project and that they have the right to
withdraw at any moment. However, informed consent is often difficult as it can be
hard to fully inform participants of what the research involves until they are actually
participating- this is a limitation to informed consent. There is also something known
as consent anonymity. This is whenever a participant wants their identify to be kept
hidden so this needs to be considered by the researcher. An example of informed
consent may be if someone has started to participate in the research and as they
continue participating they start to realise that it isn’t really what they wanted it to be
and it is making them uncomfortable or starting to stress them out they have the right
to withdraw from the research.
Protecting individuals from harm.
The British Psychology Society stats that, researchers have the responsibility to
ensure that anyone participating in their research or investigations must be protected
physically and psychologically from any type of harm. This therefore means that
researchers need to be aware of any possible implication that their research project
P2: Discuss ethical issues relating to research in health and social care
sectors.
In this assignment I will be explaining the basics of ethics and discussing 3 ethical
considerations that must be considered whenever research is carried out in health
and social care.
To be put simply, ethics is a system or moral principles. They effect how most people
will make decisions and live their lives. Ethics is concerned with what is good for
individuals and society and it is also described as moral philosophy. Ethics is a term
that is derived from the Greek work ethos which means many different things;
custom, habit, character and disposition. Ethics are basically guidelines that a
researcher should make sure that they adhere to whenever they are conducting their
research work. Ethic codes of practise ensure that researchers act in a proper and
fair manner. It also ensures that the participants in the research work are in no way
harmed- physically or psychologically. There are different legislations and policies
that protect those taking part in research. These include GDPR, Data protection,
Human Rights Act 1998, and NISSC. There are certain ethical principles that are
essential when carrying out any research work. These are; Consent, Promoting and
maintaining the protection of all participants, Sensitive Personal information is
kept confidential at all time, Any research work will be independently challenged
and questioned by experts, Participants will not be forced to engage in the research,
Deception, Right to withdraw from research, Debriefing, Ethical approval, and
Informed consent.
Informed consent.
Before participating in a research project it is essential that individuals give their
consent before any research can be carried out. Individuals cannot be forced to
participate and need to be given a choice to if they want to take part or not. The
consent needs to be informed. This means that the individuals who may participate
know exactly what the objectives of the research are, what they will be required to
do, the risks that may potentially come with the project and that they have the right to
withdraw at any moment. However, informed consent is often difficult as it can be
hard to fully inform participants of what the research involves until they are actually
participating- this is a limitation to informed consent. There is also something known
as consent anonymity. This is whenever a participant wants their identify to be kept
hidden so this needs to be considered by the researcher. An example of informed
consent may be if someone has started to participate in the research and as they
continue participating they start to realise that it isn’t really what they wanted it to be
and it is making them uncomfortable or starting to stress them out they have the right
to withdraw from the research.
Protecting individuals from harm.
The British Psychology Society stats that, researchers have the responsibility to
ensure that anyone participating in their research or investigations must be protected
physically and psychologically from any type of harm. This therefore means that
researchers need to be aware of any possible implication that their research project
