Page 7 - ROHANA_Journal_No_11-2019-ok
P. 7
limitations related to privacy characteristics. Therefore, the researcher needs to
be aware of the features of the devices and the mitigation measures.
In the future, internet and technology-driven research will move forward, and is of
critical importance to keep the research going even during a pandemic like this.
Hence, defining the firm ethical boundaries would promote ethically sound online
research with digital tools, while encouraging flexibility and situation-based ethical
decision making especially in ethically grey areas.
References
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) in
collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) International
Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans, (2016).
Word Medical Association, Declaration of Helsinki – ethical principles for medical
research involving human subjects, (2013).
iii
