Saleheh Tajalli, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Mazlome Hamzekhani, Azam Shirinabadi Farahani, Nima Pourgholam Amiji, Martina Mavrinac, Roqayeh Aliyari
{"title":"Does the Farsi version of attitude toward plagiarism questionnaire have acceptable psychometric properties?","authors":"Saleheh Tajalli, Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani, Mazlome Hamzekhani, Azam Shirinabadi Farahani, Nima Pourgholam Amiji, Martina Mavrinac, Roqayeh Aliyari","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i1.8900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i1.8900","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Attitudes Toward Plagiarism Questionnaire (ATPQ) among Iranian medical sciences postgraduate students and faculty members. In this study, the ATPQ developed by Mavrinac et al. in 2010 was translated into Persian. After assessment of face and content validity, we distributed the ATPQ draft among 286 Iranian medical science postgraduate students and faculty members. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis were applied, and Cronbach's alpha was used to measure the reliability of the ATPQ. All the items of our English version of the ATPQ were approved by the developer of the original ATPQ, and two were revised in the cognitive interview. Construct validity assessment showed that three items were not seriously involved in the extracted factors. The Persian version of the ATPQ had 26 items, five factors and a Cronbach's alpha of 0.81%, and the combined value explained 38.24% of the total variance of this scale. Two new factors of \"perceived control\" and \"attitude toward self-plagiarism\" were extracted and incorporated into the Persian version. To conclude, the ATPQ is a valid, reliable, and convenient instrument to determine attitudes toward plagiarism among Iranian medical science postgraduate students and faculty members.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/dd/0b/JMEHM-15-1.PMC9376204.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40336528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To use or not to use? an ethical analysis of access to data and samples of a deceased patient for genetic diagnostic and research purposes.","authors":"Mahshad Noroozi, Fatemeh Bahmani, Kazem Mousavizadeh, Saeedeh Saeedi Tehrani, Akram Hashemi, Mina Forouzandeh","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i13.11569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i13.11569","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Using genetic tests on deceased patients' samples for diagnostic purposes affects the family members' health and lives but raises some ethical issues in today's practice of medicine and research. In this paper, we address a common ethical dilemma of clinicians regarding whether to perform genetic tests on a deceased patient's sample upon a request from first-degree relatives against the patient's wishes in the last days of life. In this paper, a real case scenario is presented that echoes the above-mentioned ethical challenge. Reviewing the genetic basis of the case, the ethical arguments for and against the reuse of genetic material in a clinical context are discussed. An ethico-legal analysis of the case is proposed based on Islamic medical ethics resources. As reusing stored samples of expired patients without their consent also challenges the researchers in the field of genetics, a debate is included on the post-mortem use of genetic data and samples for research. Finally, defining the special features of the presented case and positive benefit-risk ratio, it is concluded that reusing the patient's sample may be justified if the first-degree family members insist on genetic testing and are comprehensively informed about the benefits and harms.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/e1/f6/JMEHM-15-13.PMC10151722.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9416370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abbas Ebadi, Amirahmad Shojaei, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Sadegh Akhoundi, Azam Khorshidian
{"title":"The ethical attitude of dentists scale: development and psychometric properties.","authors":"Abbas Ebadi, Amirahmad Shojaei, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Sadegh Akhoundi, Azam Khorshidian","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>One critical tactic that leads to a better understanding of the ethical status of dentists is to assess their ethical attitude by using an appropriate scale. This study aimed to design and evaluate the validity and reliability of the ethical attitude of dentists scale (EADS). This study was conducted based on a mixed-method design. The first qualitative part of the study was conducted in 2019 and the items of the scale were produced from the ethical codes compiled in a previous study. In this part, the psychometric analysis was conducted. The reliability was evaluated by Cronbach's alpha coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient. Factor analysis was used to assess the construct validity (n = 511), and the following three factors were extracted with a total variance of 48.03. 1) Maintaining the standing of the profession in relationships. 2) Providing dental services while maintaining trust in the profession, and 3) Providing information for the benefit of the patient. In confirmatory factor analysis, appropriate values were obtained for the goodness of fit indices, and Cronbach's alpha was 0.68 - 0.84 for the various factors. Based on the results mentioned above, this scale showed an appropriate validity and reliability for measuring the ethical attitude of dentists.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1a/1a/JMEHM-15-12.PMC10151733.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Professional quality of life and resilience in pre-hospital emergency technicians during COVID-19 in Iran: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Yasser Fatahi, Roohangiz Norouzinia, Maryam Aghabarary","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i15.11573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i15.11573","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The professional quality of life of pre-hospital emergency technicians has been adversely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study was performed to investigate the professional quality of life and resilience and their relationships in pre-hospital emergency technicians of Kermanshah Province, Iran during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional, descriptive correlational study was conducted on 412 pre-hospital emergency technicians in Kermanshah Province in 2020 using the census method. Data collection tools were the Stamm Professional Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Emergency Medical Services Resilience scale. Pre-hospital emergency technicians experienced moderate levels of the professional quality of life dimensions and high/acceptable levels of resilience. There was a significant correlation between resilience and the dimensions of the professional quality of life. The results of the regression test showed that resilience had a significant effect on all three components of the professional quality of life. Therefore, the use of resilience enhancement strategies is recommended to improve the professional quality of life of pre-hospital emergency technicians.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/4c/da/JMEHM-15-15.PMC10151726.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9416367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationships between ethical decision-making and professional behavior in Iranian nursing students.","authors":"Fatemeh Molaei Tavani, Mozhgan Behshid, Azad Rahmani, Saeid Mousavi, Mehran Seif-Farshad, Parvin Rahmani","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i4.10190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i4.10190","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ethical decision-making and professional behavior are essential skills in nursing profession, hence educational programs should be designed to enable future nurses to tackle problems related to ethical decision-making. This descriptive, correlational and analytical study aimed at determining the ability of Iranian nursing students to make ethical decisions as well as relationship between such decisions and professional behavior. The present study used census to select 140 freshmen from the School of Nursing and Midwifery of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Data collection tools included a demographic questionnaire, the Nursing Dilemma Test (NDT) comprising two indices of \"nurse's principled thinking\" and \"practical consideration\", as well as the Nursing Students Professional Behaviors Scale (NSPBS).</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/81/20/JMEHM-15-4.PMC10151721.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a professional guideline for the use of cyberspace by health-care professionals in Iran: a mixed methods study.","authors":"Mahboobeh Khabaz Mafinejad, Maliheh Kadivar, Fariba Asghari, Zeinab Jannat, Nastaran Hadizadeh","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study aimed to compile and develop a professional guideline for health-care providers in Iran regarding cyberspace usage. This was a mixed-methods study, conducted in three phases. In the first phase, the principles of ethics in cyberspace were collected through a review of the literature and available documents, and were then subjected to content analysis. In the second phase, the views of experts on medical ethics, virtual education, information technology and medical education, as well as clinical sciences experts and representatives of medical students and graduates were evaluated using the focus group method. In the third phase, the draft was evaluated by various stakeholders. Finally, after receiving the comments, the necessary modifications were applied to the guideline. The professional guideline for the use of cyberspace by health-care professionals comprised 30 codes in 5 domains, including the general regulations domain, care and treatment, research, education, and personal development. This guideline presents the various ways professionalism can be maintained in cyberspace interactions. Adherence to the principles of professionalism in cyberspace is required to protect and preserve the public trust in health-care professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/24/41/JMEHM-15-10.PMC10151727.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marzieh Azadian, Tahereh Nasrabadi, Abbas Ebadi, Jamileh Mokhtari Nouri
{"title":"Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of the role model apperception tool (RoMAT) in undergraduate nursing students.","authors":"Marzieh Azadian, Tahereh Nasrabadi, Abbas Ebadi, Jamileh Mokhtari Nouri","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i5.11047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i5.11047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Role modeling is one of the most influential components of teaching professional behaviors to nursing students. The Role Model Apperception Tool (RoMAT) was designed in the Netherlands to measure role modeling behaviors in clinical educators. The aim of this study was assess the psychometrics of the Persian version of this tool. In a methodological study, the Persian version of the RoMAT tool was developed using the forward-backward translation method. Face validity was confirmed through cognitive interviews, and content validity was done by a panel of 12 experts. Construct validity was assessed through exploratory factor analysis (n = 200), and confirmatory factor analysis (n = 142) was evaluated after the tool was completed online by undergraduate nursing students. Reliability was confirmed using internal consistency and test and retest methods. Furthermore, ceiling and floor effects were assessed. The two components of \"professional competencies\" and \"leadership competencies\" emerged with a cumulative variance of 62.01%, a reliability with Cronbach's alpha of 0.93 and 0.83, and an intraclass correlation of 0.9 and 0.78, respectively. It was concluded that the Persian version of the Role Model Apperception Tool is a valid and reliable tool and can be used to investigate the role modeling behaviors of clinical instructors of nursing students.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/85/db/JMEHM-15-5.PMC10151723.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interprofessional professionalism as a motivating force in interprofessional collaboration.","authors":"Fatemeh Keshmiri, Azam Hosseinpour","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i8.11050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i8.11050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Professionalism has been recognized as an essential component of inter-professional collaboration (IPC), and hence this study aimed at exploring elements of inter-professional professionalism (IPP) affecting IPC among surgery teams. This qualitative study had been conducted from 2019 to 2021. Fifteen participants in surgery teams including surgeons, anesthesia nursing, and surgical technology nursing at hospitals of Shahid Sadoughi University were contributed to this study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through inductive content analysis, an approach introduced by Lundman and Graneheim. Data analysis process included the following: (<i>i</i>) Developing verbatim transcription of interview, (<i>ii</i>) Extracting semantic units and classifying them under the top compact unit, (<i>iii</i>) Summarizing and classifying the compact units and selecting appropriate labels for them, and (<i>iv</i>) Sorting subcategories according to their similarities and differences. Two hundreds and forty-two codes, five sub-categories, two categories, and a theme entitled \"reciprocal accountability in IPP\" were extracted. The barrier category was named \"weakness in accountability to team-based values\" and the facilitator category was called \"responsibility of maintaining empathetic relationship within the IP team\". Development of IPP and professional values (e.g., altruism, empathetic communication, and accountability to individual's and team's roles) can facilitate collaborative processes among different professions.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/8c/6e/JMEHM-15-8.PMC10151728.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Seyed Kazem Mousavi, Mohsen Kamali, Zeinab Bahrami Eyvanaki","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i9.11565","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service among EMTs. In this descriptive correlational study, 315 EMTs working in Zanjan province were surveyed using the census method in 2021. The research tools included the Ethical Work Climate and the Intention to Leave the Service questionnaires. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. We found the mean (SD) score of the organization's ethical work climate to be 73.93 (±12.53), and the intention to leave the service 12.54 (±4.52), which are at a moderate level. A statistically significant positive correlation existed between these variables (r = 0.148, <i>P</i> = 0.017). Also, there was a statistically significant relationship between age and employment status among the demographic variables, and the ethical work climate and the intention to leave (<i>P</i> < 0.05). Our findings indicate that ethical work climate is one of the influential but less noticed factors that affect the performance of EMTs. Therefore, it is suggested that managers implement measures to develop a positive ethical work climate to reduce the tendency to leave the service among EMTs.</p>","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/f9/eb/JMEHM-15-9.PMC10151732.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9470443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethics and palliative care: a case of patient's autonomy.","authors":"Mamak Tahmasebi","doi":"10.18502/jmehm.v15i16.11574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.18502/jmehm.v15i16.11574","url":null,"abstract":"The Article Abstract is not available.","PeriodicalId":45276,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/50/6b/JMEHM-15-16.PMC10151720.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9767275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}