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Values Grounding the Informed Consent in Medical Practice: Theory and Practice

Author(s) -

Ana Caras,

Antonio Sandu

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

sage open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 32

ISSN - 2158-2440

DOI - 10.1177/2158244017740397

Subject(s) - autonomy , informed consent , grounded theory , meaning (existential) , qualitative research , psychology , health care , medical practice , medical education , nursing , medicine , sociology , alternative medicine , psychotherapist , social science , pathology , political science , law , economics , economic growth

This research aims to identify the significance of the informed consent (IC) in the medical staff’s daily practice. The research does not aim to validate a hypothesis, but it does aim to identify what meaning professionals give to the ethical tools they use. We wish to explore whether or not IC is understood by medical staff as a means of respecting patient’s autonomy, or whether it acts as a protective measure for health care staff. To identify the meanings attributed to IC by health professionals in health care institutions, we developed and conducted individual interviews and analyzed the acquired data using a grounded theory (GT) qualitative approach.

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