Moreover, Dabalen and Wane [ 15] state that informal patient payments are a sensitive research topic due to their illegal character in some countries.
The use of fictional vignettes in qualitative research allows participant beliefs regarding appropriate action in the situational context to be explored in greater depth, and is also a less threatening method of introducing a potentially sensitive research topic [ 28, 29], as fears or stigma can be projected onto the fictional character rather than owned as personal.
Therefore, researchers clearly need training in how to manage ethically sensitive research topics with vulnerable patient populations.
The result would be growing self-censorship, the avoidance of politically sensitive research topics and a proliferation of academic studies into the speeches and policies of Xi, who became China's top leader in November 2012.
Due to the potentially sensitive nature of the research topic, we also established separate focus groups for men and women.
Recruitment challenge is an anticipated problem due to the sensitive nature of the research topic and the fear of disclosure or privacy concerns, potentially delaying the study timeline.
Given the sensitive nature of the research topic, it may be that those who did lack confidence about their body image, or were facing associated physical or emotional challenges, chose not to participate in the research discussions.
Furthermore, due to the sensitive nature of our research topic, one issue relating to trust transpired because some interpreters were from the participants' community and as a result there was apprehension that confidential discussions may filter back to community members.
Identified barriers were related to: participants, e.g., the children's complex mental health problems and subsequent burden on families; the research topic (sensitive, raising ethical dilemmas); and mental health services, e.g., clinicians acting as over-zealous gatekeepers [ 39], restricting access to families.
The research topic was sensitive and personal; thus, accurate information from the participants could be collected via the snowball method based on their interest or willingness.
This research topic is highly sensitive, because it is about teachers' deviations from norms and malpractices.
