Perceived Benefits of Ethics Consultation Differ by Profession: A Qualitative Survey Study. AJOB Empir Bioeth 2023;14(1):50-54
Date
07/21/2022Pubmed ID
35856904DOI
10.1080/23294515.2022.2093423Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134601676 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
There are numerous benefits to ethics consultation services, but little is known about the reasons different professionals may or may not request an ethics consultation. Inter-professional differences in the perceived utility of ethics consultation have not previously been studied.Methods: To understand profession-specific perceived benefits of ethics consultation, we surveyed all employees at an urban tertiary children's hospital about their use of ethics committee services (n = 842).Results: Our findings suggest that nurses and physicians find ethics consultations useful for different reasons; physicians were more likely to report normative benefits, while nurses were more likely to report communicative and relational benefits.Conclusions: These findings support an open model of ethics consultation and may also help ethics committees to better understand consultation requests and remain attuned to the needs of various professional groups.
Author List
Friedrich AB, Kohlberg EM, R Malone JAuthor
Annie B. Friedrich PhD Assistant Professor in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ChildEthics Committees
Ethics Consultation
Humans
Physicians
Qualitative Research
Surveys and Questionnaires
