Dimension/Question | Number of publications with related arguments (N = 102) |
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Moral issues | 81 |
Q1 What are the morally relevant consequences of the implementation of the technology? | 18 |
Q2 Does the implementation or use of the technology challenge patient autonomy? | 24 |
Q3 Does the technology violate or interfere with basic human rights in any way? | 2 |
Q4 Does the technology challenge human integrity? | 9 |
Q5 Does the technology challenge human dignity? | 4 |
Q6 Will there be a moral obligation related to the implementation and use of a technology? | 11 |
Q7 Does the technology challenge social values and arrangements? | 3 |
Q8 Does the widespread use of the technology change our conception of certain persons? | 0 |
Q9 Does the technology contest religious, social or cultural convictions? | 1 |
Q10 Can the use of the technology in any way challenge relevant law? | 2 |
Q11 How does the assessed technology relate to more general critiques of modern medicine? | 16 |
Q12 Are there any related technologies that have turned out to be morally challenging? | 2 |
Q13 Does the technology in any way challenge or change the relationship between physician and patient? | 5 |
Q14 How does the implementation of the technology affect the distribution of health care? | 23 |
Q15 How does the technology contribute to or challenge professional autonomy? | 2 |
Q16 Can the technology harm the patient? | 23 |
Questions with respect to stakeholders | 19 |
Q17 What patient group is the beneficiary of the technology? | 10 |
Q18 Are there third party agents involved? | 5 |
Q19 What are the interests of the users of the technology? | 7 |
Q20 What are the interests of the producers of technology (industry, universities)? | 1 |
Questions Related to Technology | 11 |
Q21 Are there moral challenges related to components of a technology that are relevant to the technology as such? | 1 |
Q22 What is the characteristic of the technology to be assessed? | 2 |
Q23 Is the symbolic value of the technology of any moral relevance? | 9 |
Moral Aspects of Methodological Choices | 35 |
Q24 Are there morally relevant issues related to the choice of end points in the assessment? | 19 |
Q25 Are there morally relevant issues related to the selection of meta-analysis and studies to be included in the HTA? | 9 |
Q26 Are the users of the technology in the studies representative of the users that will apply it in clinical practice? | 5 |
Q27 Are there morally relevant aspects with respect to the level of generalisation? | 2 |
Q28 Are there moral issues in research ethics that are important to HTAs? | 18 |
Questions Related to Technology Assessment | 9 |
Q29 What are the reasons that this technology is selected to be assessed? | 2 |
Q30 What are the interests of the persons participating in the technology assessment? | 0 |
Q31 At what time in the development of the technology is it assessed? | 1 |
Q32 Are there related technologies that have or have not been assessed? | 4 |
Q33 What are the moral consequences of the HTA? | 2 |