ArticlePhysiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada2015
Ethical issues raised by private practice physiotherapy are more diverse than first meets the eye: recommendations from a literature review.
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- Physical Therapists' Ethical and Moral Sensitivity: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study with a Special Focus on Gender Differences.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physiotherapists' ethical behavior in professional practice: a qualitative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Doing things you never imagined: Professional and ethical issues in the U.S. outpatient physical therapy setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2022Article
- Signs of Inequitable Access: Users of Private Physiotherapy Services Do Not Reflect the Urban Population in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2022Article
- Development of Advanced Competencies in Physiotherapy: Impact of a Single-Blinded Controlled Trial on Ethics Competence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physiotherapy Students' Experiences about Ethical Situations Encountered in Clinical Practices.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Scarcity of resources and inequity in access are frequently reported ethical issues for physiotherapists internationally: an observational study.BMC medical ethics · 2021Observational
- Self-evaluated ethical competence of a practicing physiotherapist: a national study in Finland.BMC medical ethics · 2020Article
- Ethical considerations about informed consent in physiotherapy in Romania.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2019Article
- Theoretical frameworks used to discuss ethical issues in private physiotherapy practice and proposal of a new ethical tool.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2015Article
- How people with cancer experience the ethical dimensions of physiotherapy in cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative interview study.Archives of physiotherapyArticle
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Abstract
purposePhysiotherapy in private practice differs from physiotherapy practised in a public setting in several ways, the most evident of which is the for-profit nature of private physiotherapy clinics; these differences can generate distinct and challenging ethical issues. The objectives of this article are to identify ethical issues encountered by physiotherapists in private practice settings and to identify potential solutions and recommendations to address these issues.
methodAfter a literature search of eight databases, 39 studies addressing ethical issues in a private practice context were analyzed.
resultsA total of 25 ethical issues emerging from the included studies were classified into three main categories: (1) business and economic issues (e.g., conflicts of interests, inequity in a managed care context, lack of time affecting quality of care); (2) professional issues (e.g., professional autonomy, clinical judgment, treatment effectiveness, professional conduct); and (3) patients' rights and welfare issues (e.g., confidentiality, power asymmetries, paternalism vs. patient autonomy, informed consent). Recommendations as to how physiotherapists could better manage these issues were then identified and categorized.
conclusionsThe physiotherapy community should reflect on the challenges raised by private practice so that professionals can be supported-through education, research, and good governance-in providing the best possible care for their patients.
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