Random paired scenarios--a method for investigating attitudes to prioritisation in medicine.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:This article describes a method for investigating attitudes towards prioritisation in medicine. SETTING:University of Kuopio, Finland. DESIGN:The method consisted of a set of 24 paired scenarios, which were imaginary patient cases, each containing three different ethical indicators randomly selected from a list of indicators (for example, child, rich patient, severe disease etc.). The scenarios were grouped into 12 random pairs and the procedure was repeated four times, resulting in 12 scenario pairs arranged randomly in five different sets. SURVEY:This method was tested with four groups of subjects (n = 8, n = 47, n = 104 and n = 36). RESULTS:Children and patients with a severe disease were prioritised in all groups. The aged, patients with a mild disease and patients with a self-acquired disease were negatively prioritised in all groups. Poor or rich patients were prioritised in some groups but negatively prioritised in others. CONCLUSIONS:The validity and reliability of this method are good and it is suitable for investigating attitudes towards medical prioritisation.

journal_name

J Med Ethics

authors

Ryynänen OP,Myllykangas M,Vaskilampi T,Takala J

doi

10.1136/jme.22.4.238

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-08-01 00:00:00

pages

238-42

issue

4

eissn

0306-6800

issn

1473-4257

journal_volume

22

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