Exploration of clinical ethics consultation in Uganda: a case study of Uganda Cancer Institute.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, healthcare providers (HCPs), hospital administrators, patients and their caretakers are increasingly confronted with complex moral, social, cultural, ethical, and legal dilemmas during clinical care. In high-income countries (HICs), formal and informal clinical ethics support services (CESSs) have been used to resolve bioethical conflicts among HCPs, patients, and their families. There is limited evidence about mechanisms used to resolve these issues as well as experiences and perspectives of the stakeholders that utilize them in most African countries including Uganda.

Methods

This phenomenological qualitative study utilized in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs) to collect data from Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) staff, patients

SUBMITTER: Nanyonga MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11312825 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature