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Signe Mezinska
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Additional file 2: Table S2. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
The categories and subcategories within the core theme “Vulnerability”. The analysis identified two core themes, one being Vulnerability. This table lists the four categories identified within this theme, and the subcategories within each of these categories. (DOCX 23 kb)
Additional file 3: Table S3. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
The categories and subcategories within the core theme “research ethics committee (REC) review process”. The analysis identified two core themes, one being Research Ethics Committee Review. This table lists the five categories identified within this theme, and the subcategories within each of these categories. (DOCX 24 kb)
Additional file 1: of Disease awareness campaigns in printed and online media in Latvia: cross-sectional study on consistency with WHO ethical criter…
2018
Table S1. Data collection. List of publications included. (DOCX 16 kb)
Disease awareness campaigns in printed and online media in Latvia: cross-sectional study on consistency with WHO ethical criteria for medicinal drug …
2018
Background European legislation prohibits direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, but allows drug manufacturers to provide information to the public on health and diseases. Our aim was to measure the frequency of disease awareness campaigns in Latvian media and assess their compliance with international and European standards. Methods Materials on health/disease and treatments were collected between April and September 2015 from 12 newspapers and magazines and six online portals. Disease awareness campaigns were assessed using a previously developed instrument based on the WHO Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug promotion and European standards (EU law and pharmaceutical i…
Sunshine Policies and Murky Shadows in Europe: Disclosure of Pharmaceutical Industry Payments to Health Professionals in Nine European Countries
2018
Relationships between health professionals and pharmaceutical manufacturers can unduly influence clinical practice. These relationships are the focus of global transparency efforts, including in Europe. We conducted a descriptive content analysis of the transparency provisions implemented by February 2017 in nine European Union (EU) countries concerning payments to health professionals, with duplicate independent coding of all data. Using an author-generated, semi-structured questionnaire, we collected information from each disclosure policy/code on: target industries, categories of healthcare professionals covered, scope of payments included, location and searchability of the disclosed dat…
Surrogacy relationships: a critical interpretative review
2020
Abstract Based on a critical interpretative review of existing qualitative research investigating accounts of ‘lived experience’ of surrogates and intended parents from a relational perspective, this article proposes a typology of surrogacy arrangements. The review is based on the analysis of 39 articles, which belong to a range of different disciplines (mostly sociology, social psychology, anthropology, ethnology, and gender studies). The number of interviews in each study range from as few as seven to over one hundred. Countries covered include Australia, Canada, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Russia, Sweden, UK, Ukraine, and the USA. Most studies focus only on surrog…
‘Women-protective’ language as a tool of exclusion: Debates on oocyte donation in Latvia
2018
‘Women-protective’ language is broadly used as a frame in political discussions on women’s reproductive healthcare and labour rights. This article addresses the use of ‘women-protective’ language in online news articles in the Latvian media about the proposed prohibition of oocyte donation for nulliparous women. The main focus of the recent Latvian debate has not been on the technology itself, but rather on the female body and women’s rationality and decision-making capacity. The results of the analysis show that use of the ‘women-protective’ frame positions women as victims, increases control over the female body and restricts women’s rights to make autonomous decisions. The application of…
Becoming and being a biobank donor: The role of relationships and ethics
2020
Relational aspects, such as involvement of donor’s relatives or friends in the decision-making on participation in a research biobank, providing relatives’ health data to researchers, or sharing research findings with relatives should be considered when reflecting on ethical aspects of research biobanks. The aim of this paper is to explore what the role of donor’s relatives and friends is in the process of becoming and being a biobank donor and which ethical issues arise in this context. We performed qualitative analysis of 40 qualitative semi-structured interviews with biobank donors and researchers. The results show that relatedness to relatives or other types of close relationships playe…
Risk Communication in Assisted Reproduction in Latvia: From Private Experience to Ethical Issues
2013
The aim of this paper is to analyze the process of risk communication in the context of assisted reproduction in Latvia. The paper is based on a qualitative methodology and two types of data: media analysis and 30 semi-structured interviews (11 patients, 4 egg donors, 15 experts). The study explores a broad definition of risk communication and explores three types of risks: health, psychosocial, and moral. We ask (1), who is involved in risk communication, (2), how risks are discussed using different channels of communication, and (3), what ethical problems arise during this process. In the process of analysis, we identified four types of information channels and two strategies of risk comm…
'I had to help my child!': The role of emotions, risk, and trust in use of nasal decongestants in children.
2013
Recent studies suggest that a number of common cold medicines, including nasal decongestants are not suitable for small children. In Latvia nasal decongestants are primarily over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, and patient information leaflets generally permit use of these medicines for small children. The previous studies in Latvia investigating the use of medicines in cases of common cold demonstrated extensive use of decongestants in children less than six years of age, marking a necessity for more profound research. As a result a qualitative study was implemented in 2011 to identify sources of information that offer advice for the use of decongestants in children. The caregivers’ percepti…
Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
Background Conducting research during or in the aftermath of disasters poses many specific practical and ethical challenges. This is particularly the case with research involving human subjects. The extraordinary circumstances of research conducted in disaster settings require appropriate regulations to ensure the protection of human participants. The goal of this study is to systematically and qualitatively review the existing ethical guidelines for disaster research by using the constant comparative method (CCM). Methods We performed a systematic qualitative review of disaster research ethics guidelines to collect and compare existing regulations. Guidelines were identified by a three-tie…
Additional file 2: of Disease awareness campaigns in printed and online media in Latvia: cross-sectional study on consistency with WHO ethical criter…
2018
Table S2. Overlap between WHO Ethical Criteria, Dutch Self-regulatory guidelines and the instrument. Table S2. Provides an overlap between relevant provisions within the WHO Ethical Criteria for Medicinal Drug Promotion and the Dutch Self-Regulatory (CGR) Guidelines for provision of information on prescription medicines and the relevant sections of the instrument. (DOCX 116 kb)
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
List of Disaster Research Ethics Guidelines. A list of the 14 research ethics guidelines included in this review providing their year of issue, issuing organization, reference, reach and scope. (DOCX 27 kb)
Additional file 3: Table S3. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
The categories and subcategories within the core theme “research ethics committee (REC) review process”. The analysis identified two core themes, one being Research Ethics Committee Review. This table lists the five categories identified within this theme, and the subcategories within each of these categories. (DOCX 24 kb)
Additional file 2: Table S2. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
The categories and subcategories within the core theme “Vulnerability”. The analysis identified two core themes, one being Vulnerability. This table lists the four categories identified within this theme, and the subcategories within each of these categories. (DOCX 23 kb)
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Research in disaster settings: a systematic qualitative review of ethical guidelines
2016
List of Disaster Research Ethics Guidelines. A list of the 14 research ethics guidelines included in this review providing their year of issue, issuing organization, reference, reach and scope. (DOCX 27 kb)