Ethical Issues and Challenges Regarding the Use of Mental Health Questionnaires in Public Health Nutrition Research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of mental health questionnaires is common in desk-based public health epidemiological research; however, the burden this might put on participants and researchers has been questioned and has not been previously addressed. This paper delves into the ethical issues and challenges of using such scales and questionnaires, providing a real-life case study where the Beck's Depression Inventory-II was used.

Methods/results

The ethical considerations raised by using mental health questionnaires in public health epidemiological research include incorrectly identifying participants as depressed or non-depressed; inability to identify participants for referral procedures due to the anonymous nature of some research studies; an increased burden on participants through

SUBMITTER: Khaled K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature