Ethical Reflections on Conducting Qualitative Research in the Medical and Health Field / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Based on the characteristics of qualitative research, such as openness, flexibility, interaction and subjectivity, this paper discussed the related ethical challenges and responsibilities faced by institutional ethics committees and researchers in ethical review, informed consent, privacy protection and researchers’ influence in the application of medical and health fields. Ethics committees need to adopt review standards suitable for qualitative research characteristics and improve their review ability. Researchers need to consider from the perspective of research participants, improve their scientific ability and ethical awareness in the whole process of design, data collection, analysis and reporting, truly respect and protect the rights and interests of research participants, and finally produce valuable research evidence.