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ArticleJournal of medical ethics and history of medicine2021

Challenges of hospital ethics committees: a phenomenological study.

Samira Raoofi, Seddighe Arefi, Rahim Khodayari Zarnaq, Bashir Azimi Nayebi, Mir Sajjad Seyyed Mousavi

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Samira RaoofiPhD Student in Health Care Management, Department of Health Care Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seddighe ArefiPhD Student in Health Education and Health Promotion, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
Rahim Khodayari ZarnaqAssociate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Tabriz Health Service Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Bashir Azimi NayebiPhD Student in Health Policy, Student Research Committee, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mir Sajjad Seyyed MousaviAssistant Professor, Department of basic sciences, Faculty of Paramedicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRTarbiat Modares University · IR

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Abstract

Medical ethics committees play an important role in examining and resolving ethical problems in hospitals by developing ethical guidelines and making ethical decisions. This study aimed at investigating the challenges that these committees typically face. This qualitative phenomenological study was conducted in 2020. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with purposive sampling and participation of 19 ethics committees' members in Tehran hospitals. Then, data were analyzed by the content analysis method using MAXQDA-10 software. Challenges of hospital ethics committees were classified into three main themes including external factors, intra-organizational factors, and ethics committee structure, in addition to six sub-themes including inadequate supervision, lack of instructions, organizational culture, human resources, nature of the committee, and ineffectiveness of committees' decisions. Since many challenges are faced by ethics committees, plans should be developed and implemented to fulfill the following purposes: (

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Ethical issuesEthics committeesMedical ethicsProfessional ethicsQualitative research.

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