Researcher at The Ohio State University Center for HOPES.
Researcher at The Carter Center.
Ethics Hum Res. 2024 Jan-Feb;46(1):14-25. doi: 10.1002/eahr.500196.
Assessment of risks and benefits of study participation is standard practice preceding the initiation of human subjects research. Although tracking adverse events during research participation is routine, collecting information from participants about what they perceive as benefits is less common. We longitudinally tracked social risks and benefits of participation among a cohort of 241 men who have sex with men participating in a sexual health study to improve participants' experiences and enhance understanding of participant motivations to enroll and attend follow-up. Of the participants who returned for at least one follow-up visit (n = 217, 90%), most (n = 185, 85%) reported positive consequences resulting from participation. Reporting of negative social consequences was rare, and all concerned a stigmatized reaction from someone learning about the participant's involvement in a sexual health study. Better identification of both positive and negative consequences resulting from research participation may improve how researchers design, recruit, and conduct research.
评估研究参与的风险和益处是在开展人体研究之前的标准做法。虽然在研究参与期间跟踪不良事件是常规做法，但从参与者那里收集他们认为的益处的信息则不那么常见。我们对 241 名男男性行为者进行了一项性健康研究，以跟踪他们在参与过程中的社会风险和益处，从而改善参与者的体验，并增强对参与者参与和参加随访的动机的理解。在至少参加一次随访的参与者中（n=217，90%），大多数（n=185，85%）报告了参与带来的积极后果。很少有报告负面的社会后果，所有这些后果都涉及到有人得知参与者参与性健康研究而产生的污名化反应。更好地识别研究参与带来的积极和消极后果可能会改善研究人员的设计、招募和开展研究的方式。
