TY - JOUR
T1 - An ethical framework for automated, wearable cameras in health behavior research
AU - Kelly, Paul
AU - Marshall, Simon J.
AU - Badland, Hannah
AU - Kerr, Jacqueline
AU - Oliver, Melody
AU - Doherty, Aiden R.
AU - Foster, Charlie
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.amepre.2012.11.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 23415131
AN - SCOPUS:84874067049
SN - 0749-3797
VL - 44
SP - 314
EP - 319
JO - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
JF - American Journal of Preventive Medicine
IS - 3
ER -