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Ethical Issues in Neuroimaging Health Research : an IPA Study with Research Participants

Shaw, R.L., Senior, C., Peel, Elizabeth, Cooke, R. and Donnelly, L.S. (2008) Ethical Issues in Neuroimaging Health Research : an IPA Study with Research Participants. Journal of Health Psychology, 13 (8). pp. 1051-1059. ISSN 1359-1053

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Abstract

Neuroimaging is increasingly used to understand conditions like stroke and epilepsy. However, there is growing recognition that neuroimaging can raise ethical issues. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyse interview data pre-and post-scan to explore these ethical issues. Findings show participants can become anxious prior to scanning and the protocol for managing incidental findings is unclear. Participants lacked a frame of reference to contextualize their expectations and often drew on medical narratives. Recommendations to reduce anxiety include dialogue between researcher and participant to clarify understanding during consent and the use of a `virtual tour' of the neuroimaging experience.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords: interpretative phenomenological analysis, neuroethics, neuroimaging, qualitative research
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: College of Business, Psychology and Sport > School of Psychology
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Depositing User: Elizabeth Peel
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2013 12:54
Last Modified: 17 Jun 2020 17:00
URI: https://eprints.worc.ac.uk/id/eprint/2574

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