ArticleGhana medical journal2020
Patterns of ethical issues and decision-making challenges in clinical practice among Ghanaian physiotherapists.
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- Physiotherapists' Ethical Climate and Work Satisfaction: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Views of physiotherapists on factors that play a role in ethical decision-making: an international online survey study.Archives of physiotherapy · 2023Article
- Scarcity of resources and inequity in access are frequently reported ethical issues for physiotherapists internationally: an observational study.BMC medical ethics · 2021Observational
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the patterns of ethical issues and decision-making challenges encountered by practicing physiotherapists in Ghana.
designThis is a cross-sectional study in which the stratified sampling technique was adopted to sample the participants.
settingThe study involved physiotherapists at the private healthcare setting and from different levels of public healthcare facilities.
participantsEighty-two duly registered physiotherapists who were practising in Ghana participated in the study.
interventionsParticipants completed a 30-item questionnaire related to ethical issues and challenges encountered in making ethical decisions. Data analysis was premised on the frequency of occurrence of ethical tensions and difficulty in decision making which were dichotomized as 'high' and 'low' issues, and 'extreme' and 'low' difficult decisions, respectively.
resultsThe age range of the participants was 21-49 years (mean 31.5 ± 1.4years). 18 (22%), 31 (37.8%) and 33 (40.2%) physiotherapists practice in the primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare settings respectively. 56 (68.3%) and 43 (52.4%) of the participants affirmed that 'establishing priorities for patient's treatment amidst limited time resources' was the most frequently encountered and the most extremely difficult ethical issue to make a decision on respectively. Whereas, limiting physical therapy services for personal or organizational gains sub-theme was the least occurred issue which was also the least difficult to make a decision on as indicated by the respective 16 (19.5%) and 18 (22.0%) physiotherapists.
conclusionA wide range of primary and secondary ethical issues were reported by the sampled physiotherapists, which tend to pose difficulty during the decision-making process in practice.
fundingThe research work was self-funded by the authors.
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