Identifying and Prioritizing Ethical Challenges in Clinical Services of Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 in Iran's Hospitals

Overview

Journal J Med Educ Curric Dev

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Medical Education

Date 2024 Dec 16

PMID 39678431

Authors

Mohsen Keshavarz

Zohrehsadat Mirmoghtadaie

Maliheh Ahmadian

Davood Rasouli

Affiliations

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Abstract

Aim: Since COVID-19 has set the state of health of the country in an emergency, it is natural that in such circumstances, violation of some principles of professional ethics is inevitable. This study aimed to identify and prioritize ethical challenges in the clinical services of patients with confirmed coronavirus disease in Iran's hospitals.

Design: This study was a mixed method with an exploratory sequential design.

Methods: This study was done in 2 qualitative and quantitative phases. In the qualitative phase, a systematized review was conducted and in the quantitative phase, a questionnaire of 35 questions based on the results of Phase 1 was formulated and completed.

Results: The challenges related to the provider of clinical services (physicians and nurses), the recipients of clinical services (patients), and the organizational challenges had the most significant importance, respectively ( < .05, χ2 = 6.23).

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