Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We analyzed the patients' perception of prenatal diagnosis of fetal cardiac pathology, and the reasons for choosing to continue with pregnancy despite being eligible to receive a medical termination of pregnancy. We also identified the challenges, the motives interfering in decision-making, and the consequen...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Abi Tayeh G,Jouannic JM,Mansour F,Kesrouani A,Attieh E

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As genetics technology proceeds, practices of genetic testing have become more heterogeneous: many different types of tests are finding their way to the public in different settings and for a variety of purposes. This diversification is relevant to the discourse on ethical, legal and societal issues (ELSI) s...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Bunnik EM,Schermer MH,Janssens AC

更新日期：2011-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical Ethics Committees (CECs) are well established at healthcare institutions in resource-rich countries. However, there is limited information on established CECs in resource poor countries, especially in Africa. This study aimed to establish baseline data regarding existing formal CECs in Africa to rai...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Moodley K,Kabanda SM,Soldaat L,Kleinsmidt A,Obasa AE,Kling S

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Researchers are required to seek consent from Indigenous communities prior to conducting research but there is inadequate information about how Indigenous people understand and become fully engaged with this consent process. Few studies evaluate the preference or understanding of the consent process for rese...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Fitzpatrick EFM,Macdonald G,Martiniuk ALC,D'Antoine H,Oscar J,Carter M,Lawford T,Elliott EJ

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precision medicine (PM) is an emerging approach to individualized care. It aims to help physicians better comprehend and predict the needs of their patients while effectively adopting in a timely manner the most suitable treatment by promoting the sharing of health data and the implementation of learning hea...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Geneviève LD,Martani A,Shaw D,Elger BS,Wangmo T

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Moral Case Deliberations (MCDs) are reflective dialogues with a group of participants on their own moral dilemmas. Although MCD is successful as clinical ethics support (CES), it also has limitations. 1. Lessons learned from individual MCDs are not shared in order to be used in other contexts 2. Moral learni...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Hartman LA,Metselaar S,Molewijk AC,Edelbroek HM,Widdershoven GAM

更新日期：2018-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The generation of evidence is integral to the work of public health and health service providers. Traditionally, ethics has been addressed differently in research projects, compared with other forms of evidence generation, such as quality improvement, program evaluation, and surveillance, with review of non-...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Willison DJ,Ondrusek N,Dawson A,Emerson C,Ferris LE,Saginur R,Sampson H,Upshur R

更新日期：2014-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ethical principle of justice demands that resources be distributed equally and based on evidence. Guidelines regarding forgoing of CPR are unavailable and there is large variance in the reported rates of attempted CPR in in-hospital cardiac arrest. The main objective of this work was to study whether loc...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Ozer J,Alon G,Leykin D,Varon J,Aharonson-Daniel L,Einav S

更新日期：2019-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most socialised health systems there are formal processes that manage resource scarcity and determine the allocation of funds to health services in accordance with their priority. In this analysis, part of a larger qualitative study examining the ethical issues entailed in doctors' participation as techni...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Gallagher S,Little M,Hooker C

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donepezil, an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, has been widely cited in media and bioethics literature on cognitive enhancement (CE) as having the potential to improve the cognitive ability of healthy individuals. In both literatures, this claim has been repeatedly...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Wade L,Forlini C,Racine E

更新日期：2014-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Animal models of human diseases are often used in biomedical research in place of human subjects. However, results obtained by animal models may fail to hold true for humans. One way of addressing this problem is to make animal models more similar to humans by placing human tissue into animal models, renderi...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Porsdam Mann S,Sun R,Hermerén G

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In todays' super-diverse societies, communication and interaction in clinical encounters are increasingly shaped by linguistic, cultural, social and ethnic complexities. It is crucial to better understand the difficulties patients with migration background and healthcare professionals experience in their sha...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Würth K,Langewitz W,Reiter-Theil S,Schuster S

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The work of Research Ethics Boards (REBs), especially when involving genetics research and biobanks, has become more challenging with the growth of biotechnology and biomedical research. Some REBs have even rejected research projects where the use of a biobank with coded samples was an integral part of the s...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Auray-Blais C,Patenaude J

更新日期：2006-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When conducting research with Indigenous populations consent should be sought from both individual participants and the local community. We aimed to search and summarise the literature about methods for seeking consent for research with Indigenous populations. METHODS:A systematic literature search was cond...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Fitzpatrick EF,Martiniuk AL,D'Antoine H,Oscar J,Carter M,Elliott EJ

更新日期：2016-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This debate article explores how smart technologies may create a double-edged sword for patient safety and effective therapeutic relationships. Increasing utilization of health monitoring devices by patients will likely become an important aspect of self-care and preventive medicine. It may also help to enha...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Ho A,Quick O

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on informed consent to medical research conducted in low or middle-income settings have increased, including empirical investigations of consent to genetic research. We investigated voluntary participation and comprehension of informed consent among women involved in a genetic epidemiological study o...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Marshall PA,Adebamowo CA,Adeyemo AA,Ogundiran TO,Strenski T,Zhou J,Rotimi CN

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respect for confidentiality is important to safeguard the well-being of patients and ensure the confidence of society in the doctor-patient relationship. The aim of our study is to examine real situations in which there has been a breach of confidentiality, by means of direct observation in clinical practice...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Beltran-Aroca CM,Girela-Lopez E,Collazo-Chao E,Montero-Pérez-Barquero M,Muñoz-Villanueva MC

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Efforts to improve patients' understanding of their own medical treatments or research in which they are involved are progressing, especially with regard to informed consent procedures. We aimed to design a multisource informed consent procedure that is easily adaptable to both clinical and research applicat...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Cervo S,Rovina J,Talamini R,Perin T,Canzonieri V,De Paoli P,Steffan A

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community consultation is increasingly recommended, and in some cases, required by ethical review boards for research that involves higher levels of ethical risk such as international research and research with vulnerable populations. In designing a randomised control trial of a mental health intervention us...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Shanks L,Moroni C,Rivera IC,Price D,Clementine SB,Pintaldi G

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community engagement (CE) models have provided much needed guidance for researchers to conceptualise and design engagement strategies for research projects. Most of the published strategies, however, still show very limited contribution of the community to the engagement process. One way of achieving this is...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Musesengwa R,Chimbari MJ

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family members are often required to act as substitute decision-makers when health care or research participation decisions must be made for an incapacitated relative. Yet most families are unable to accurately predict older adult preferences regarding future health care and willingness to engage in research...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Bravo G,Arcand M,Blanchette D,Boire-Lavigne AM,Dubois MF,Guay M,Hottin P,Lane J,Lauzon J,Bellemare S

更新日期：2012-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNR decisions are frequently made in oncology and hematology care and physicians and nurses may face related ethical dilemmas. Ethics is considered a basic competence in health care and can be understood as a capacity to handle a task that involves an ethical dilemma in an adequate, ethically responsible man...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Pettersson M,Hedström M,Höglund AT

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific advances have resulted in more complex medical systems, which in turn have led to an increase in the number of patient safety incidents (PSIs). In this environment, the importance of honest disclosure of PSIs is rising, which highlight the need to settle a reliable system. This study aimed to inve...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Kim Y,Lee E

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence concerning how Japanese physicians think and behave in specific clinical situations that involve withholding or withdrawal of medical interventions for end-of-life or frail elderly patients is yet insufficient. METHODS:To analyze decisions and actions concerning the withholding/withdrawal of life-s...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Bito S,Asai A

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer patients are at risk of developing blood clots in their veins - venous thromboembolism (VTE) - which often takes the form of a pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. The risk increases with advanced disease. Evidence based treatment is low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) by daily subcutaneous inj...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Sheard L,Prout H,Dowding D,Noble S,Watt I,Maraveyas A,Johnson M

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The past 10 years have witnessed a significant growth in sharing of health data for secondary uses. Alongside this there has been growing interest in the public acceptability of data sharing and data linkage practices. Public acceptance is recognised as crucial for ensuring the legitimacy of current practice...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Aitken M,de St Jorre J,Pagliari C,Jepson R,Cunningham-Burley S

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the growing recognition for the need to improve the health of prisoners in Canada and the need for health research, there has been little discussion of the ethical issues with regards to health research with prisoners in Canada. The purpose of this paper is to encourage a national conversation about ...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Silva DS,Matheson FI,Lavery JV

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past 25 years, there has been growing recognition of the importance of studying the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of genetic and genomic research. A large investment into ELSI research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Human Genomic Project budget in 1990 stimulated the gr...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Bell J,Ancillotti M,Coathup V,Coy S,Rigter T,Tatum T,Grewal J,Akcesme FB,Brkić J,Causevic-Ramosevac A,Milovanovic G,Nobile M,Pavlidis C,Finlay T,Kaye J,ELSI2.0.

更新日期：2016-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large-scale linkage of international clinical datasets could lead to unique insights into disease aetiology and facilitate treatment evaluation and drug development. Hereto, multi-stakeholder consortia are currently designing several disease-specific translational research platforms to enable international h...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Kalkman S,Mostert M,Gerlinger C,van Delden JJM,van Thiel GJMW

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With a growing number of genetic tests becoming available to the health and consumer markets, genetic health care providers in Canada are faced with the challenge of developing robust decision rules or guidelines to allocate a finite number of public resources. The objective of this study was to gain Canadia...

journal_title：BMC medical ethics

authors： Adair A,Hyde-Lay R,Einsiedel E,Caulfield T

更新日期：2009-06-18 00:00:00