Ethics

• Informed consent - Making participants aware of the aims, procedures and rights. Participants can then make an informed decision whether they want to take part
• Deception - Participants are not informed about the details of the study e.g. they are lied to or misled about the aims of the study
• Protection from harm - Participants should not be at more risk of suffering psychological/physical harm than in their everyday lives. This includes not feeling embarrassed or stressed
• Privacy and confidentiality - Participants right to control their information . Information should be protected and anonymised
• Right to withdraw - participants can leave the study and decide not to take part at any point (before, during or after)
• Ways of dealing with informed consent:

  Produce a letter

  Sign a consent form -if under 16 get gatekeeper consent-

  Retrospective consent if deceived
• Ways of dealing with deception:

  Full debriefing at the end of the study
• Ways of dealing with privacy and confidentiality:

  Be referred by pps number

  Should not share any data with others
• Ways of dealing with Protection from harm:

  Reassure that pps behaviour is 'normal'

  Can be offered counselling
• Ways of dealing with Right to withdraw:

  Remind pps in debrief that they can withdraw their data