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Experiences and attitudes of frontline healthcare professionals regarding the medical ethical aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020
    2021

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $5,215.21

  • Funder

    Estonian Research Council

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Kadi Lubi

  • Research Location

    Estonia

  • Lead Research Institution

    Tallinn Health Care College

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Health Personnel

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the experiences and attitudes of front-line healthcare professionals regarding the medical ethical aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus is on two areas in particular: firstly, the ethical dilemmas of assisting patients in the face of potential resource shortages, and secondly, other ethical issues, in particular the role of healthcare professionals (professional ethics vs. family responsibilities) and the existence of institutional support. The survey will be conducted in two phases - a quantitative web-based questionnaire for mapping topics, followed by a qualitative phase (semi-structured in-depth interviews). It is important to determine whether and what health professionals themselves think could be done to make them feel more confident and better prepared in the future.