Coping with obligations towards patient and society: an empirical study of attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians.
A questionnaire relating to attitudes towards setting economic priorities within the health care system was sent to all 151 general practitioners in Northern Norway. Of these, 109 (72 per cent) responded. Ninety-six per cent of the respondents agreed or partly agreed that the setting of economic pri...
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crjcrbmj:10.1136/jme.21.3.158 2024-06-23T07:55:33+00:00 Coping with obligations towards patient and society: an empirical study of attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians. Arnesen, T Fredriksen, S 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jme.21.3.158 https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/jme.21.3.158 en eng BMJ Journal of Medical Ethics volume 21, issue 3, page 158-161 ISSN 0306-6800 1473-4257 journal-article 1995 crjcrbmj https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.21.3.158 2024-05-30T08:19:03Z A questionnaire relating to attitudes towards setting economic priorities within the health care system was sent to all 151 general practitioners in Northern Norway. Of these, 109 (72 per cent) responded. Ninety-six per cent of the respondents agreed or partly agreed that the setting of economic priorities within the health care system was necessary. Ninety-three per cent had experienced a conflict between their responsibility towards the individual patient and the requirement for them to manage the health budget. The responses suggest that doctors act more in the interests of their patient than the interests of society. However, 68 per cent reported having refrained from giving the best treatment to patients because it was too expensive. As many as 60 per cent of the respondents wanted more public guidelines. Only 10 per cent wanted doctors to have more influence in difficult questions arising from setting priorities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway The BMJ Norway Journal of Medical Ethics 21 3 158 161 |
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A questionnaire relating to attitudes towards setting economic priorities within the health care system was sent to all 151 general practitioners in Northern Norway. Of these, 109 (72 per cent) responded. Ninety-six per cent of the respondents agreed or partly agreed that the setting of economic priorities within the health care system was necessary. Ninety-three per cent had experienced a conflict between their responsibility towards the individual patient and the requirement for them to manage the health budget. The responses suggest that doctors act more in the interests of their patient than the interests of society. However, 68 per cent reported having refrained from giving the best treatment to patients because it was too expensive. As many as 60 per cent of the respondents wanted more public guidelines. Only 10 per cent wanted doctors to have more influence in difficult questions arising from setting priorities. |
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Coping with obligations towards patient and society: an empirical study of attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians. |
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