Ethical issues in family violence research in healthcare settings

Research ethics is always important. However, it is especially crucial with sensitive research topics such as family violence. The aim of this article is to describe and discuss some crucial issues regarding intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, based on the authors’ own research experie...

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Published in:Nursing ethics
Authors: Paavilainen, Eija (Author) ; Lepistö, Sari (Author) ; Flinck, Aune (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-52
Further subjects:B Child Maltreatment
B Ethics
B Intimate Partner Violence
B Family Violence
B research on sensitive topics
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Summary:Research ethics is always important. However, it is especially crucial with sensitive research topics such as family violence. The aim of this article is to describe and discuss some crucial issues regarding intimate partner violence and child maltreatment, based on the authors’ own research experiences. We focus on and discuss examples concerning the definition of family violence, research design, ethical approval, participant recruitment and safety and data collection and processing. During the research process, the significance of teamwork is emphasized. Support provided by the participants to each other and support given by experienced researchers within the team is very important for high ethical standards.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733013486794