Afterlife: the post-research affect and effect of software

Software plays an important role in contemporary research. Aside from its use for administering traditional instruments like surveys and data analysis, the widespread of mobile web apps social, medical lifestyle engagement has led to software becoming a research intervention own right. For example, it is not unusual find being studied their utility as interventions health social life. Since may persist beyond life investigation, this raises questions extent ethical duties researchers involved production and/or study towards participants involved. Key factors identified include affect created by software, effect on participant’s life, length cost maintenance participant agency. In article we discuss issues raised such situations, considering them context post-research care suggesting strategies balance burden with need ongoing support.