Research in nursing education and the institutional review board/ethics committee

Oermann, Marilyn H.; Barton, Amy J.; Yoder-Wise, Patricia S; Morton, Patricia Gonce

doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2021.01.003

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“…Apart from research articles, we also reviewed ‘other’ articles, such as letters to the editor, perspectives and innovation reports—which regularly report on QI projects. The requirements and our HPE‐R community's expectations regarding ethical considerations and review board assessment for QI projects are less clearly defined than they are for research articles 5,24 . In a recent survey of HPE journal editors, almost half the editors stated that their journals required ERB assessment for all submitted QI projects, versus 87% for research projects 5 .…”

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“…The requirements and our HPE-R community's expectations regarding ethical considerations and review board assessment for QI projects are less clearly defined than they are for research articles. 5,24 In a recent survey of HPE journal editors, almost half the editors stated that their journals required ERB assessment for all submitted QI projects, versus 87% for research projects. 5 This discrepancy suggests that different standards exist for research articles and QI projects.…”

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“…In recent decades, HPE journals have adjusted their expectations, policies and requirements for researchers submitting their manuscripts 1–4 . Currently, all HPE‐R must be in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration, and authors are required to seek ethical review or explicitly justify why exemption is appropriate 1,2,4,5 . It stands to reason that ethical review decisions and ethical considerations should be clearly reported in journal articles to allow readers to assess the ethical soundness of the research.…”

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“…More recent evaluations of ethical research practice have not reported on specific key features or considerations, 11 and the earlier two studies 9,15 examined only original research articles. Especially in non‐research articles and exempted research, the reporting of ERB assessments and ethical considerations seems important, as such research may not always be prospectively reviewed by an ERB 5,8,10 . The manner in which ethical considerations have been reported in non‐original research articles in HPE journals has not been studied until now.…”

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“…Especially in non-research articles and exempted research, the reporting of ERB assessments and ethical considerations seems important, as such research may not always be prospectively reviewed by an ERB. 5,8,10 The manner in which ethical considerations have been reported in non-original research articles in HPE journals has not been studied until now.…”

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The reporting of ethical review and ethical considerations in articles published in medical education journals: A literature review

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Fokkens

et al. 2023

Medical Education

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BackgroundHealth professions education research (HPE‐R) must be ethically sound. Ethical review decisions and other ethical considerations should be clearly reported in journal articles to allow readers to assess the ethical soundness of the research. We explored and evaluated how ethical review decisions and ethical considerations for HPE‐R are reported in health professions education (HPE) journal articles.MethodsWe identified a 1‐year sample, for 2020, of eight HPE journals. We systematically assessed the reporting of ethical review and key ethical considerations in the articles in the sample.ResultsThe search yielded 2004 articles, of which 955 articles (47.7%) were eligible and were thus assessed. Most (83.4%) of the assessed articles mentioned a review by an ethical review board (ERB). In the category ‘research articles’, 92% articles reported the outcome of the ethical review. In the category ‘other articles’ (e.g. educational case reports), reporting of ethical processes was less common (32%). Overall, the reporting of key ethical considerations was limited, although these considerations were more reported in ‘research articles’ compared with ‘other articles’.ConclusionsERB assessments and HPE‐R approval was reported in most research articles. This finding is an improvement compared with previous evaluations of ethical research practice in HPE‐R. All studies, particularly those that are exempted or not fully reviewed, should describe their key ethical considerations clearly to enable the HPE community to assess the ethical soundness. Our review revealed that the reporting of ethical considerations was limited and deserves attention from the research community.

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