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Confidentiality for whom?

I Robinson1

  • 1Department of Human Sciences, Brunel, University of West London, Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1991
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Confidentiality in research is often compromised by professional interests and differing ethical standards between medical and social research. Maintaining patient and informant privacy requires addressing these practical and ethical challenges.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Social Science Research Ethics

Background:

  • Confidentiality is considered crucial for patient and informant protection in both medical and social research.
  • The practical application of confidentiality is often fragmented and inconsistent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the challenges and discrepancies in maintaining confidentiality across medical and social research.
  • To identify factors that undermine individual confidentiality in research settings.

Main Methods:

  • The study examines the theoretical underpinnings and practical realities of confidentiality in research.
  • Analysis of professional interests and collective concerns within research fields.

Main Results:

  • Professional interests in medical work organization can undermine individual confidentiality.
Keywords:
Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchProfessional Patient Relationship

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  • Concerns for collective interests among social researchers also pose a threat to confidentiality.
  • Discrepancies in ethical approaches between biomedical and social research create additional confidentiality issues.

    • Conclusions:

    • The principle of confidentiality in research is challenged by practical organizational factors and divergent ethical frameworks.
    • Addressing these issues is essential for upholding the protection of participants in both medical and social research.