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The Moral, Ethical, Personal, and Professional Challenges Faced by Physicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.abstract.enThe COVID-19 pandemic, apart from the main problems concerning the health and life of patients, sparked a discussion about physicians’ moral and social professional attitudes. During a pandemic, physicians have the same ethical, moral, and medical responsibilities, however, the situ ation is different since they are self-exposed to a danger, which may influence their willingness to work. The problem of the professional moral attitudes of health care workers, recurring in ethical dis cussions, prompts us to define the limits of the duties of physicians in the event of a pandemic, hence this research aimed to assess these duties from an ethical perspective and to define their boundaries and scope. The study was conducted in May and June 2020 in the city of Lublin, covering all medical centers, and the questionnaire was completed by 549 physicians. The research was conducted in four areas: emergency standby in the event of a disaster, even if it is not requested; willingness to work overtime in the event of a disaster, even without payment; willingness to take health risks by caring for people who are infectious or exposed to hazardous substances; readiness to be transferred to other departments in the event of a disaster. Although most of the respondents declared to be agreed on personal sacrifices in the performance of professional duties, they were not prepared for a high level of personal risk when working in a pandemic. Excessive workload, its overwhelming nature, and personal risk are not conducive to readiness to work overtime, especially without pay. Research shows how important it is to respect the rights and interests of all parties involved in a pandemic. Physicians’ duty to care for a patient is also conditioned by the duty to protect themselves and should not be a tool for intimidating and depersonalizing their social and professional lives.
dc.affiliationNauk o Człowieku
dc.contributor.authorKrzysztof Goniewicz
dc.contributor.authorMariusz Goniewicz
dc.contributor.authorAnna Włoszczak-Szubzda
dc.contributor.authorDorota Lasota
dc.contributor.authorFrederick M. Burkle
dc.contributor.authorMarta Borowska-Stefańska
dc.contributor.authorSzymon Wiśniewski
dc.contributor.authorAmir Khorram-Manesh
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-22T11:54:29Z
dc.date.available2024-03-22T11:54:29Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic, apart from the main problems concerning the health and life of patients, sparked a discussion about physicians’ moral and social professional attitudes. During a pandemic, physicians have the same ethical, moral, and medical responsibilities, however, the situation is different since they are self-exposed to a danger, which may influence their willingness to work. The problem of the professional moral attitudes of health care workers, recurring in ethical discussions, prompts us to define the limits of the duties of physicians in the event of a pandemic, hence this research aimed to assess these duties from an ethical perspective and to define their boundaries and scope. The study was conducted in May and June 2020 in the city of Lublin, covering all medical centers, and the questionnaire was completed by 549 physicians. The research was conducted in four areas: emergency standby in the event of a disaster, even if it is not requested; willingness to work overtime in the event of a disaster, even without payment; willingness to take health risks by caring for people who are infectious or exposed to hazardous substances; readiness to be transferred to other departments in the event of a disaster. Although most of the respondents declared to be agreed on personal sacrifices in the performance of professional duties, they were not prepared for a high level of personal risk when working in a pandemic. Excessive workload, its overwhelming nature, and personal risk are not conducive to readiness to work overtime, especially without pay. Research shows how important it is to respect the rights and interests of all parties involved in a pandemic. Physicians’ duty to care for a patient is also conditioned by the duty to protect themselves and should not be a tool for intimidating and depersonalizing their social and professional lives.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph19095641
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://repo.akademiawsei.eu/handle/item/119
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychology
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.rightsCC-BY
dc.subject.enCOVID-19
dc.subject.enphysician
dc.subject.enprofessional attitude
dc.subject.enethics
dc.titleThe Moral, Ethical, Personal, and Professional Challenges Faced by Physicians during the COVID-19 Pandemic
dc.typeReviewArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue9
oaire.citation.volume19