Defining and categorizing outcomes of Moral Case Deliberation (MCD): concept mapping with experienced MCD participants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To support healthcare professionals in dealing with ethically difficult situations, Clinical Ethics Support (CES) services like Moral Case Deliberation (MCD) are increasingly implemented. To assess the impact of CES, it is important to evaluate outcomes. Despite general claims about outcomes from MCD experts and some qualitative research, there exists no conceptual analysis of outcomes yet. Therefore, the aim of this study was to systematically define and categorize MCD outcomes. An additional aim was to compare these outcomes with the outcomes in the Euro-MCD Instrument from 2014, to further validate this Instrument.

Methods

The concept mapping method was used and involves qualitative and quantitative steps including brainstorming, individual structuring, computa

SUBMITTER: de Snoo-Trimp JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245560 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature