Knowledge, attitude, and practice of medical ethics among health practitioners in Taif government, KSA

被引：12

作者：

Althobaiti, Mutaz H. ^{[1
]}

Alkhaldi, Lama H. ^{[1
]}

Alotaibi, Waad D. ^{[1
]}

Alshreef, Maha N. ^{[1
]}

Alkhaldi, Asalah H. ^{[1
]}

Alshreef, Nejoud E. ^{[1
]}

Alzahrani, Nawaf N. ^{[1
]}

Atalla, Ayman A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Taif Univ, Coll Med, At Taif, Saudi Arabia

来源：

JOURNAL OF FAMILY MEDICINE AND PRIMARY CARE | 2021年 / 10卷 / 04期

关键词：

Ethics practice; knowledge; medicine; RESIDENTS;

D O I：

10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2212_20

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objectives: Medical ethics practice and the attitude and knowledge toward it was our concern and aim to investigate. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1943 healthcare practitioners from three tertiary care hospitals. A questionnaire requesting demographic data and items related to the level of knowledge and awareness beside the real-life practice of medical ethics among healthcare providers was used. A score was given for each response and a total score was calculated. Results: Of the participants, 86.9% had studied medical ethics, 70.3% thought patients should know about their rights, 87.4% supported that the patient have the right to know and be informed if any malpractice happened, 61.8% never engaged in healthcare-related act on a patient without informed consent, 73% ensured that no one was present other than medical team during assessments or procedures, and 86.6% tried to give only what was necessary to the patient regarding their situation. Nursing specialists/technicians, with of 20-<30 years of practice and participants who had previous training in bioethics had significantly higher mean attitude scores than others. Females, laboratory specialists/technicians, and those who reported previous study of medical ethics had a significantly higher practice scores. A cogent positive correlation was found between the practice and attitude scores. Conclusion: Interduce medical ethics and insist on its importance in medical institutions will positively affect practitioners' knowledge, attitude, and practice.

引用

页码：1759 / 1765

页数：7

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