Perceptions of COVID-19 patients in the use of bioethical principles and the physician-patient relationship: a qualitative approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the approach to the health-disease system, raising the question about the principles of bioethics present in physician-patient relations. The principles while widely accepted may not be sufficient for a comprehensive ethical analysis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the perception of these principles and the physician-patient relationship during a hospital stay through a qualitative approach.

Method

Sixteen semi-structured interviews took place to know the patients' perception during their 2020 hospitalization for COVID-19. The data was analyzed through the constant comparison method, creating categories and comparing them. In the end, seven categories were established and were grouped in three: bioethical princ

SUBMITTER: Cantu Quintanilla G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858506 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature