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18375683

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-31
pubmed:abstractText
Through discourse with international groups of physicians, we conducted a cross-cultural analysis of the types of ethical dilemmas physicians face. Qualitative analysis was used to categorise the dilemmas into seven themes, which we compared among the physicians by country of practice. These themes were a-theoretically-driven and grounded heavily within the text. We then subjected the dilemmas to an analysis of moral intensity, which represents an important (albeit novel within healthcare research) theoretical perspective of ethical decision making. These constructs (ie, culture and moral intensity) represent salient determinants of ethical behaviour and our cross-cultural sample afforded us the opportunity to consider both the pragmatic aspects of culture, as they are perceived by physicians, as well as the theory-driven concept of moral intensity. By examining both culture and moral intensity, we hope to better elucidate the complexities of ethical decision-making determinants among physicians in their daily practice. Doing so may potentially have practical implications for ethics training of medical students and foreign physicians.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1473-4257
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
285-96
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Ethical decision-making about older adults and moral intensity: an international study of physicians.
pubmed:affiliation
Faculty of Kinesiology & Health Studies, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 0A2. David.Malloy@uregina.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article