Epidemiology and moral philosophy

To an increasing extent ethical controversies affect and sometimes obstruct public health work and epidemiological research. In order to improve communication between the concerned parties a model for identification and analysis of ethical conflicts in individual-based research has been worked out i...

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Published in:Journal of medical ethics 1992-12, Vol.18 (4), p.193-196
Main Authors: Westrin, C G, Nilstun, T, Smedby, B, Haglund, B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Autopsy
Behavioral Research
Beneficence
Cross-sectional studies
Disclosure
Epidemiologic Methods
Epidemiological research
Epidemiology
Ethical Analysis
Ethical aspects
Ethical Review
Ethics
Ethics, Medical
Family - psychology
Health Policy
Health Services Research
HIV Infections - etiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
Humans
Informed consent
Male
Medical syringes
Modeling
Moral judgment
Morals
Occupational Diseases - mortality
Personal Autonomy
Philosophy, Medical
Public Health
Research ethics
Research Subjects
Risk Assessment
Social ethics
Social Justice
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Suicide
Suicide - psychology
Sweden
Symposium on Ethics and Public Health
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Summary:To an increasing extent ethical controversies affect and sometimes obstruct public health work and epidemiological research. In order to improve communication between the concerned parties a model for identification and analysis of ethical conflicts in individual-based research has been worked out in co-operation between epidemiologists and moral philosophers. The model has two dimensions. One dimension specifies relevant ethical principles (as beneficence, non-maleficence, autonomy and justice). The other dimension specifies the groups of persons involved in the conflict under consideration (for example: the study-population, individuals who may benefit from the results, the researchers and their personnel, the community at large). The model has been applied to the problem of legitimacy of case-register research and to problems in psychiatric health services research as well as epidemiological research.
ISSN:0306-6800
1473-4257
1473-4257
DOI:10.1136/jme.18.4.193