The Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources: A Comparative Study From Jordan.

ABSTRACT: The allocation strategies during challenging situations among the different social groups is based on 9 principles which can be considered either individually: sickest first, waiting list, prognosis, youngest first, instrumental values, lottery, monetary contribution, reciprocity, and individual behavior, or in combination; youngest first and prognosis, for example. In this study, we aim to look into the most important prioritization principles amongst different groups in the Jordanian population, in order to facilitate the decision-making process for any potential medical crisis. We conducted an online survey that tackled how individuals would deal with three different scenarios of medical scarcity: (1) organ donation, (2) limited hospital beds during an influenza epidemic, and (3) alloca

SUBMITTER: Yousef MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7873904 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature