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Why ethics is indispensable for good-quality operational research.
M Edginton1, D Enarson2, R Zachariah3
1Centre for Operational Research, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France ; Ethics Advisory Group, The Union, Paris, France.
Public Health Action
|September 23, 2015
Summary
Teaching ethics in Operational Research courses faces challenges, particularly concerning health records reviews. Key issues include stakeholder engagement, confidentiality, and authorship, with a notable omission in the STROBE statement.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Ethics
- Medical Research Methodology
Background:
- Operational Research (OR) courses within the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease face ethical teaching challenges.
- Ethical considerations are paramount in studies involving health records reviews.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline challenges in teaching and promoting ethics in OR courses.
- To focus on ethical issues specific to health records review studies.
Main Methods:
- Review of observed problems by the Ethics Advisory Group.
- Analysis of ethical omissions in reporting guidelines.
Main Results:
- Identified ethical challenges include stakeholder engagement, confidentiality maintenance, and authorship.
- The STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) statement and its 2007 commentary omit ethical considerations.
Conclusions:
- There is a need to address ethical teaching gaps in OR, especially for health records research.
- The omission of ethics in the STROBE statement requires critical evaluation and potential revision.
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