Clinical Priority Setting and Decision-Making in Sweden: A Cross-sectional Survey Among Physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Priority setting in healthcare that aims to achieve a fair and efficient allocation of limited resources is a worldwide challenge. Sweden has developed a sophisticated approach. Still, there is a need for a more detailed insight on how measures permeate clinical life. This study aimed to assess physicians' views regarding (1) impact of scarce resources on patient care, (2) clinical decision-making, and (3) the ethical platform and national guidelines for healthcare by the National Board of Health and Welfare (NBHW).

Methods

An online cross-sectional questionnaire was sent to two groups in Sweden, 2016 and 2017. Group 1 represented 331 physicians from different departments at one University hospital and group 2 consisted of 923 members of the Society of Cardiology.

SUBMITTER: Drees C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808196 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature