An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: To what extent is information manipulation by doctors acceptable? To answer this question, we conducted an exploratory study aimed at obtaining basic data on descriptive ethics for considering this issue. (2) Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on a large sample (n = 3305) of doctors. The participants were queried on (1) whether they consider that information manipulation is necessary (awareness), (2) whether they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and (3) their ethical tolerance. (3) Result: The response rate was 28.7%. Sixty percent of the doctors responded that information manipulation to avoid harm to patients is necessary (awareness), that they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and that informati

SUBMITTER: Maeda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9498308 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature