Challenges of hospital ethics committees
A phenomenological study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19549035 |
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| Authors | Samira Raoofi (0000-0002-3321-6305, Iran University of Medical Sciences), Seddighe Arefi (Tarbiat Modares University), Rahim Khodayari‐Zarnaq (0000-0003-1626-4505, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences), Bashir Azimi-Nayebi, Bashir Azimi Nayebi (0000-0002-4702-2755, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences), Mir Sajjad Seyyed Mousavi (Tabriz University of Medical Sciences) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 26-26 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2008-0387 • E-ISSN: 2008-0387 |
| Publisher | Knowledge E DMCC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18502/jmehm.v14i26.8282 |
| PMID | 35600213 |
| OpenAlex | W4205397928 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Medical ethics committees play an important role in examining and resolving ethical problems in hospitals by developing ethical guidelines and making ethical decisions. This study aimed at investigating the challenges that these committees typically face. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted in 2020. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with purposive sampling and participation of 19 ethics committees’ members in Tehran hospitals. Then, data were analyzed by the content analysis method using MAXQDA-10 software. Challenges of hospital ethics committees were classified into three main themes including external factors, intra-organizational factors, and ethics committee structure, in addition to six sub-themes including inadequate supervision, lack of instructions, organizational culture, human resources, nature of the committee, and ineffectiveness of committees’ decisions. Since many challenges are faced by ethics committees, plans should be developed and implemented to fulfill the following purposes: (i) strengthen the position of these committees in hospitals, (ii) continuous supervision over the formation and holding of the committees, (iii) their operation process, (iv) their decision-making process, and (v) process of sharing committees’ decisions with all hospital stakeholders and staff
Ethics committee · Nonprobability sampling · Organizational ethics · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Research ethics · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues · Medicine · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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