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An ethical framework for automated, wearable cameras in health behavior research.

Kelly, Paul, Marshall, Simon J., Badland, Hannah, Kerr, Jacqueline, Oliver, Melody, Doherty, Aiden R., Foster, Charlie·2013·American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Abstract

Technologic advances mean automated, wearable cameras are now feasible for investigating health behaviors in a public health context. This paper attempts to identify and discuss the ethical implications of such research, in relation to existing guidelines for ethical research in traditional visual methodologies. Research using automated, wearable cameras can be very intrusive, generating unprecedented levels of image data, some of it potentially unflattering or unwanted. Participants and third parties they encounter may feel uncomfortable or that their privacy has been affected negatively. This paper attempts to formalize the protection of all according to best ethical principles through the development of an ethical framework. Respect for autonomy, through appropriate approaches to informed consent and adequate privacy and confidentiality controls, allows for ethical research, which has the potential to confer substantial benefits on the field of health behavior research.

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Authors
Kelly, P., Marshall, S. J., Badland, H., Kerr, J., Oliver, M., Doherty, A. R., & Foster, C.
Affiliations
  • British Heart Foundation (GB)
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
Venue
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-03
Volume
44
Issue
3
Pages
314-319
ISSN
0749-3797 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1991731112
Cited by
244
References
13
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FWCI
74.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • British Heart Foundation (021/P&C/core/2010/HPRG)
  • Irish Health Research Board (MCPD/2010/12)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Participatory Visual Research Methods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Keywords
health behavior research, research ethics, ethical frameworks, privacy, confidentiality, informed consent, respect for autonomy, visual methods, image data, disease surveillance
MeSH terms
Confidentiality, Health Surveys, Humans, Informed Consent, Interpersonal Relations, Photography, Health Behavior, Computers, Handheld, Cell Phone

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