| Moral distress related to ethical dilemmas among Spanish podiatrists. | |
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PMID: 20448007 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: To describe the distress experienced by Spanish podiatrists related to ethical dilemmas, organisational matters, and lack of resources. DESIGN: A 2008 email survey of a representative sample of 485 Spanish podiatrists presenting statements about different ethical dilemmas, values and goals at the workplace. RESULTS: The response rate was 44.8%. Of all the respondents, 57% described sometimes having to act against their own conscience as distressing. Time constraints is the main cause of moral distress (67%) and 58% of respondents said that they found it distressing that patients have long waits for treatment. Distress related to inadequate treatment due to economical constraints or ineffectiveness was described by 60% of the podiatrists. Another 51% reported that time spent on administration and documentation is distressing. Female doctors experienced more distress than their male colleagues. Last, 36% of respondents reported that their workplace lacked strategies for dealing with ethical dilemmas. CONCLUSION: These study results identify moral distress among Spanish podiatrists mainly related to time constraints, patient demands and lack of resources. Moral distress varies with sex and age. Organisational strategies such as moral deliberation and responsive evaluation offer the potential to address moral distress. |
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Authors:
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Marta Elena Losa Iglesias; Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo; Paloma Salvadores Fuentes |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 36 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2010 May |
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Created Date: 2010-05-07 Completed Date: 2010-08-18 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 310-4 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain. marta.losa@urjc.es |
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Adult Aged Bioethical Issues Delivery of Health Care / ethics Ethics, Medical* Female Goals Humans Male Middle Aged Moral Obligations* Podiatry / ethics* Questionnaires Spain Stress, Psychological / etiology* Workplace |
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