Situating Ethics in Online Mourning Research: A Scoping Review of Empirical Studies

A Scoping Review of Empirical Research Relating to Quality and Effectiveness of Research Ethics Review

BACKGROUND To date there is no established consensus of assessment criteria for evaluating research ethics review. METHODS We conducted a scoping review of empirical research assessing ethics review processes in order to identify common elements assessed, research foci, and research gaps to aid in the development of assessment criteria. Electronic searches of Ovid Medline, PsychInfo, and the ...

Medicalization Defined in Empirical Contexts – A Scoping Review

Background Medicalization has been a topic of discussion and research for over four decades. It is a known concept to researchers from a broad range of disciplines. Medicalization appears to be a concept that speaks to all, suggesting a shared understanding of what it constitutes. However, conceptually, the definition of medicalizat...

Scoping review of mobility scooter-related research studies.

Mobility scooters are three- or four-wheeled power mobility devices regularly used by people who have difficulty ambulating. They also differ from power wheelchairs in terms of their driving controls, programmability, seating, and mounting method. Given their growing popularity and anecdotal concerns around their use, a scoping review was undertaken to identify empirical research about mobility...

A Critical Review of Online Consumer Behavior: Empirical Research

The ethics of community-based research with people who use drugs: results of a scoping review.

BACKGROUND Drug user networks and community-based organizations advocate for greater, meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of drug use in research, programs and services, and policy initiatives. Community-based approaches to research provide an opportunity to engage people who use drugs in all stages of the research process. Conducting community-based participatory research (C...