Risk to researchers in qualitative research on sensitive topics: Issues and strategies

被引:166
作者
Dickson-Swift, Virginia [1 ]
James, Erica L. [2 ]
Kippen, Sandra [1 ]
Liamputtong, Pranee [1 ]
机构
[1] La Trobe Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Bendigo, Vic 3552, Australia
[2] Univ Newcastle, Ctr Hlth Res & Psychooncol, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
关键词
sensitive topics; self-care; risk;
D O I
10.1177/1049732307309007
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Traditionally, risk assessments in research have been limited to examining the risks to the research participants. Although doing so is appropriate and important, there is growing recognition that undertaking research can pose risks to researchers as well. A grounded theory study involving a range of researchers who had undertaken qualitative health research on a sensitive topic was completed. Analysis of the in-depth, face-to-face unstructured individual interviews with 30 Australian public health researchers provided evidence that researchers do confront a number of physical and emotional risks when undertaking research. Training, preparation, and supervision must be taken into account so that the risk to researchers can be minimized. Researchers need to consider occupational health and safety issues in designing research projects that deal with physical and emotional risks. Recommendations for professional supervision, policy development, and minimum training standards for researchers are provided.
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页码:133 / 144
页数:12
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