Bioethics and primary care: an outline of ethical problems experienced by nurses and physicians in the Family Health Program, São Paulo, Brazil

This is a qualitative empirical study of descriptive ethics conducted with nurses and physicians working in the Family Health Program (FHP) in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The objective was to identify ethical problems experienced by these professionals, who were asked to record ethical problems t...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública 2004-11, Vol.20 (6), p.1690-1699
Main Authors: Zoboli, Elma Lourdes Campos Pavone, Fortes, Paulo Antonio de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Bioethical Issues
Brazil
Ethics, Medical
Ethics, Nursing
Family Health
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Primary Health Care - ethics
Professional Role
Professional-Patient Relations
Program Evaluation
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Summary:This is a qualitative empirical study of descriptive ethics conducted with nurses and physicians working in the Family Health Program (FHP) in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The objective was to identify ethical problems experienced by these professionals, who were asked to record ethical problems they had faced through a short written description of such events. The results revealed ethical problems involving patients and their families, the health team, organization, and the health system. The study addresses ethical issues permeating daily health care practice and requiring immediate solutions, rather than the classical dilemmas usually found in bioethics literature. The peculiarity of ethical problems in primary care may hinder their identification as such and jeopardize the relationships upon which the FHP is built.
ISSN:0102-311X