Dickson-Swift Virginia, James Erica L, Kippen Sandra
Department of Health and Environment, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria, Bendigo.
Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005 Dec;29(6):576-9; discussion 580-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2005.tb00254.x.
This paper aims to examine whether university human research ethics committees (HRECs) proactively seek to protect members of the research team as well as study subjects in their written documentation.
A content analysis of 37 Australian university HREC application forms and attachments was undertaken. Each form was allocated to one of four predetermined categories.
Of the 37 forms, only three included an explicit request for the applicant to reflect on all possible aspects of safety of the researchers (physical, psychological and emotional).
Few HRECs have taken issues of possible harm to researchers into account in their documentation. It is recommended that HRECs explicitly recognise potential risks to researchers, especially those engaged in exploration of sensitive topics, in their processes of approving human research. It is also recommended that researchers consider the possible implications of undertaking this type of research and ensure strategies are in place to minimise these risks.
本文旨在探讨大学人类研究伦理委员会（HREC）在其书面文件中是否积极寻求保护研究团队成员以及研究对象。
对37份澳大利亚大学HREC申请表及附件进行了内容分析。每份表格被归入四个预先确定的类别之一。
在37份表格中，只有三份明确要求申请人思考研究人员安全的所有可能方面（身体、心理和情感方面）。
很少有HREC在其文件中考虑到对研究人员可能造成伤害的问题。建议HREC在批准人类研究的过程中明确认识到对研究人员的潜在风险，特别是那些从事敏感话题探索的研究人员。还建议研究人员考虑进行这类研究可能产生的影响，并确保制定策略以尽量减少这些风险。
