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

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 confirm...

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Main Authors: Mohsen Keshavarz, Zohrehsadat Mirmoghtadaie, Maliheh Ahmadian, Davood Rasouli
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241307475
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Zohrehsadat Mirmoghtadaie
Maliheh Ahmadian
Davood Rasouli
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description 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 ( P  < .05, χ2 = 6.23).
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spelling doaj-art-ca4f335db00340b2bd74e9f1472353d42025-08-20T01:59:35ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Medical Education and Curricular Development2382-12052024-12-011110.1177/23821205241307475Identifying and Prioritizing Ethical Challenges in Clinical Services of Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 in Iran's HospitalsMohsen Keshavarz0Zohrehsadat Mirmoghtadaie1Maliheh Ahmadian2Davood Rasouli3 Department of E-Learning in Medical Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, , Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Department of eLearning in Medical Sciences, School Medical Education and Learning Technologies, , Tehran, Iran Department of eLearning in Medical Sciences, School Medical Education and Learning Technologies, , Tehran, Iran Center for Educational Research in Medical Sciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, , Tehran, IranAim 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 ( P  < .05, χ2 = 6.23).https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241307475
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Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development
title Identifying and Prioritizing Ethical Challenges in Clinical Services of Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 in Iran's Hospitals
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title_full_unstemmed Identifying and Prioritizing Ethical Challenges in Clinical Services of Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 in Iran's Hospitals
title_short Identifying and Prioritizing Ethical Challenges in Clinical Services of Patients With Confirmed COVID-19 in Iran's Hospitals
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