1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2 University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Qual Health Res. 2018 Feb;28(3):446-455. doi: 10.1177/1049732317729137. Epub 2017 Sep 29.
As photovoice continues to grow as a method for researching health and illness, there is a need for rigorous discussions about ethical considerations. In this article, we discuss three key ethical issues arising from a recent photovoice study investigating men's depression and suicide. The first issue, indelible images, details the complexity of consent and copyright when participant-produced photographs are shown at exhibitions and online where they can be copied and disseminated beyond the original scope of the research. The second issue, representation, explores the ethical implications that can arise when participants and others have discordant views about the deceased. The third, vicarious trauma, offers insights into the potenial for triggering mental health issues among researchers and viewers of the participant-produced photographs. Through a discussion of these ethical issues, we offer suggestions to guide the work of health researchers who use, or are considering the use of, photovoice.
随着影像照护作为一种研究健康和疾病的方法不断发展，我们需要对其伦理考量进行严格的讨论。在本文中，我们讨论了最近一项关于男性抑郁和自杀的影像照护研究中出现的三个关键伦理问题。第一个问题，不可磨灭的影像，详细说明了在展览和在线展示参与者制作的照片时，同意和版权的复杂性，因为这些照片可以被复制并传播到研究的原始范围之外。第二个问题，代表性，探讨了当参与者和其他人对死者有不同看法时可能出现的伦理问题。第三个问题，替代性创伤，提供了对研究人员和参与者制作的照片的观察者可能触发心理健康问题的潜在风险的见解。通过对这些伦理问题的讨论，我们为使用或考虑使用影像照护的健康研究人员提供了一些指导建议。
