Table 5 Frequency of discussion of ethical issues (survey 2)
From: The Norwegian national project for ethics support in community health and care services
Ethical challenge/topic | Often | Sometimes | Seldom/never | Do not know | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient autonomy | 112 (54 %) | 79 (38 %) | 10 (5 %) | 5 (2 %) | 206 |
Decision-making competence | 71 (35 %) | 90 (45 %) | 35 (17 %) | 5 (2 %) | 201 |
Cooperation with next of kin | 63 (31 %) | 110 (54 %) | 28 (14 %) | 4 (2 %) | 205 |
Quality and competence in the services | 58 (28 %) | 120 (59 %) | 23 (11 %) | 3 (1 %) | 204 |
Confidentiality | 56 (28 %) | 105 (52 %) | 36 (18 %) | 5 (2 %) | 202 |
Scarcity of resources/personnela | 56 (27 %) | 92 (45 %) | 50 (24 %) | 7 (3 %) | 205 |
Use of coercionb | 54 (27 %) | 84 (42 %) | 54 (27 %) | 7 (4 %) | 199 |
Work environment/tolerance for criticism | 48 (24 %) | 102 (50 %) | 52 (25 %) | 2 (1 %) | 204 |
End-of-life ethicsc | 27 (14 %) | 62 (31 %) | 97 (49 %) | 12 (6 %) | 198 |
Challenges with different cultures | 20 (10 %) | 62 (31 %) | 105 (53 %) | 11 (6 %) | 198 |