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Table 6 Organization of ERGs at the termination of the research project

From: Implementing ethics reflection groups in hospitals: an action research study evaluating barriers and promotors

 

Site I

Site IIB

Site IIB

Participants

Open interdisciplinary group

Open interdisciplinary group

Semi-open interdisciplinary group. The group had two permanent members from each of the three teams, and other clinicians participated ad hoc

Meeting place

Lunch room – experienced some disturbances

The group alternated between a meeting room without disturbances and the ward office with disturbances

A meeting room with no disturbances

Meeting time

Fixed meeting 45 min. every Tuesday morning

Ad hoc meetings of 45–60 min. once a month, organized to allow the afternoon shift to participate

Fixed meetings of 45 min. every second Wednesday morning

Participation of managers

Intermittent

Intermittent

Every meeting