WEEK 9 - ETHICS AND PRACTISE

Question 1

What are the 7 ethical principles

Answer 1

• Autonomy: determine one’s own actions
• Beneficence: benefit humankind
• Justice: treat fairly
• Non-maleficence: avoid or minimise harm
• Respect for Human Dignity: inherent value of all people
• Confidentiality: maintain privileged information and the right to privacy
• Veracity: tell the truth

Question 2

Ethical Principle: Autonomy

Answer 2

Self-determination and the expectation of making own decisions/choices and having them upheld (Butts & Rich, 2020).
Determine one’s own actions.
In relation to research, the right to be free from torture and cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment.

Purpose, methods, risks and benefits of the research.
No reason needed for non-participation.
Withdraw from research at any stage.

Question 3

Ethical Principle: Justice

Question 3

Ethical Principle: Beneficence

Answer 3

Acting to benefit human kind
Benefit and promote the welfare of others e.g Fluoridation of drinking water by Australian Government (Greenhalgh, 2020)

Beneficence in research:
- Benefit may be to the participants, the wider community, or both.
- Benefits must justify any risks or harms to participants.
- Researchers must minimise and justify any risks of harm or discomfort to participants – minimal, low, greater than low, and high.
- Harm includes physical, psychological, devaluation of personal worth, cultural, social, economic, legal.

Question 4

What are the main ethical principles health researchers are concerned with?

Question 5

What is the role and function of institutional ethics committees?

Question 6

How do you evaluate the ethical aspects of a published journal article?