Postabortion Research

Methodological and Ethical Issues

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5454807
AutoresRosanna F He (0000-0003-1953-147X, Malone College, Canton, Ohio; Health, Inc., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen16
Número4
Páginas580-587
Fecha de publicación2006-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732305281334
PMID16513999
OpenAlexW2107774738
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas17

The author conducted research on long-term postabortion experience guided by the principles of phenomenology, and she describes the ethical and methodological issues encountered during the study, in which she interviewed 17 women who were more than 5 years postabortion, in this article. Discussed here, in the context of abortion as a sensitive topic for researcher and participant, are personal bias; recruitment, protection, and interviewing of participants; data analysis; and communication of findings. During the research process, the author gave particular attention to the formulation of the consent form, contact with the participants, the interview technique, the choice of a transcriptionist, and the use of a second reader. She also acknowledged her personal position on abortion, the reality of role conflict, and the importance of debriefing

Abortion · Alternative medicine · Debriefing · Informed consent · Interview · Medical education · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Research ethics · Social science · Sociology · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Social Psychology