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Ethical Issues in Neuroimaging Health Research

An IPA Study with Research Participants

Rachel L. Shaw

Aston University, UK, r.l.shaw{at}aston.ac.uk

Carl Senior

Aston University, UK

Elizabeth Peel

Aston University, UK

Richard Cooke

Aston University, UK

Louise S. Donnelly

Aston University, UK

Neuroimaging is increasingly used to understand conditions like stroke and epilepsy. However, there is growing recognition that neuroimaging can raise ethical issues. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyse interview data pre-and post-scan to explore these ethical issues. Findings show participants can become anxious prior to scanning and the protocol for managing incidental findings is unclear. Participants lacked a frame of reference to contextualize their expectations and often drew on medical narratives. Recommendations to reduce anxiety include dialogue between researcher and participant to clarify understanding during consent and the use of a `virtual tour' of the neuroimaging experience.

Key Words: interpretative phenomenological analysis • neuroethics • neuroimaging • qualitative research

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 8, 1051-1059 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308097970
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