Qualitative Research Ethics: Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice in Physical Therapy

Author:

Townsend Anne1,Cox Susan M.2,Li Linda C.3

Affiliation:

1. A. Townsend, PhD, is Research Associate, The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia, 235-6356 Agricultural Rd, Klinck Building, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z2, and Affiliate Researcher, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

2. S.M. Cox, PhD, is Assistant Professor, The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia.

3. L.C. Li, PT, PhD, is Assistant Professor and Harold Robinson/Arthritis Society Chair in Arthritic Diseases, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, and Research Scientist, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Abstract

BackgroundIncreasing challenges to health care systems and the prominence of patient-centered care and evidence-based practice have fostered the application of qualitative approaches in health care settings, prompting discussions of associated ethical issues in a range of disciplines.ObjectivesThe purposes of this work were to identify and describe the application and value of qualitative health research for physical therapy and to identify ethical considerations in a qualitative research study.DesignThis was a qualitative interview study with telephone follow-ups.MethodsForty-six participants were interviewed about their early experiences with rheumatoid arthritis. They also were asked what motivated them to volunteer for the study. To inform the discussion of ethics in qualitative health research, this study drew on the in-depth interviews, took a descriptive approach to the data, and applied the traditional ethical principles of autonomy, justice, and beneficence to the study process.ResultsEthical issues emerged in this qualitative health research study that were both similar to and different from those that exist in a positivist paradigm (eg, clinical research). With flexibility and latitude, the traditional principle approach can be applied usefully to qualitative health research.ConclusionsThese findings build on previous research and discussion in physical therapy and other disciplines that urge a flexible approach to qualitative research ethics and recognize that ethics are embedded in an unfolding research process involving the role of the subjective researcher and an active participant. We suggest reflexivity as a way to recognize ethical moments throughout qualitative research and to help build methodological and ethical rigor in research relevant to physical therapist practice.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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