There are debates about paying participants to take part in research. There are discussions about reimbursement of expenses. What I tend not to hear are debates about paying to take part in research.
I am not suggesting that people are paying with cash to take part in research. However cash is not the only currency or price we can be asked to pay.
Often there’s an emotional price to pay to being a participant. Too often the price goes unacknowledged. Don’t expect people to be grateful for the chance to have a voice. It is researchers who should be grateful.
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