Andriessen Karl, Reifels Lennart, Krysinska Karolina, Robinson Jo, Dempster Georgia, Pirkis Jane
1 The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
2 Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2019 Oct;14(4):383-394. doi: 10.1177/1556264619859734. Epub 2019 Jul 10.
Researchers and research ethics committees share a common goal of conducting ethically sound research. However, little is known of researchers' experiences in obtaining ethics approval for suicide-related studies. This study aimed to investigate what concerns researchers have received on suicide-related ethics applications and how they dealt with it. Thirty-four respondents, recruited through the International Association for Suicide Prevention, filled out an online survey. The study found that researchers have received important concerns regarding potential harm and researchers' responsibilities to participants. Researchers modified their application and/or consulted their research ethics committee in response to the concerns, which had a positive/neutral impact on their given study. Anticipating concerns and improved collaboration between researchers and research ethics committees should protect the quality of suicide prevention research.
研究人员和研究伦理委员会有着开展符合伦理规范研究的共同目标。然而，对于研究人员在获得与自杀相关研究的伦理批准方面的经历却知之甚少。本研究旨在调查研究人员在自杀相关伦理申请中收到了哪些关切，以及他们是如何应对的。通过国际自杀预防协会招募的34名受访者填写了一份在线调查问卷。研究发现，研究人员收到了关于潜在危害以及研究人员对参与者责任的重要关切。研究人员针对这些关切修改了他们的申请和/或咨询了他们的研究伦理委员会，这对他们给定的研究产生了积极/中性的影响。预先考虑到这些关切以及研究人员与研究伦理委员会之间加强合作，应能保障自杀预防研究的质量。
