An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance
(1) Background: To what extent is information manipulation by doctors acceptable? To answer this question, we conducted an exploratory study aimed at obtaining basic data on descriptive ethics for considering this issue. (2) Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on a large...
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| author | Shoichi Maeda Eisuke Nakazawa Etsuko Kamishiraki Eri Ishikawa Maho Murata Katsumi Mori Akira Akabayashi |
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| description | (1) Background: To what extent is information manipulation by doctors acceptable? To answer this question, we conducted an exploratory study aimed at obtaining basic data on descriptive ethics for considering this issue. (2) Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on a large sample (<i>n</i> = 3305) of doctors. The participants were queried on (1) whether they consider that information manipulation is necessary (awareness), (2) whether they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and (3) their ethical tolerance. (3) Result: The response rate was 28.7%. Sixty percent of the doctors responded that information manipulation to avoid harm to patients is necessary (awareness), that they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and that information manipulation is ethically acceptable. (4) Conclusion: While the present survey was conducted among doctors in Japan, previous studies have reported similar findings in the United States and Europe. Based on our analysis, we hypothesize that a relationship of trust between patients and medical personnel is crucial and that information manipulation is not needed when such a relationship has been established. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4484abbdbc114cc59d5fa4a67dda17342023-11-23T23:34:57ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832022-09-0112572373310.3390/clinpract12050075An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical ToleranceShoichi Maeda0Eisuke Nakazawa1Etsuko Kamishiraki2Eri Ishikawa3Maho Murata4Katsumi Mori5Akira Akabayashi6Department of Medical Ethics and Patient Safety, Keio University Keio Research Institute at SFC, 4411 Endo, Fujisawa 252-0883, JapanDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanGraduate School of Welfare and Health Sciences, Oita University, 700 Dannoharu, Oita 870-1192, JapanDepartment of Medical Ethics and Patient Safety, Keio University Keio Research Institute at SFC, 4411 Endo, Fujisawa 252-0883, JapanDepartment of Medical Ethics and Patient Safety, Keio University Keio Research Institute at SFC, 4411 Endo, Fujisawa 252-0883, JapanDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanDepartment of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan(1) Background: To what extent is information manipulation by doctors acceptable? To answer this question, we conducted an exploratory study aimed at obtaining basic data on descriptive ethics for considering this issue. (2) Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted on a large sample (<i>n</i> = 3305) of doctors. The participants were queried on (1) whether they consider that information manipulation is necessary (awareness), (2) whether they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and (3) their ethical tolerance. (3) Result: The response rate was 28.7%. Sixty percent of the doctors responded that information manipulation to avoid harm to patients is necessary (awareness), that they have actually manipulated information (actual state), and that information manipulation is ethically acceptable. (4) Conclusion: While the present survey was conducted among doctors in Japan, previous studies have reported similar findings in the United States and Europe. Based on our analysis, we hypothesize that a relationship of trust between patients and medical personnel is crucial and that information manipulation is not needed when such a relationship has been established.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/12/5/75informed consentinformation manipulationtruth-tellingprognosis disclosurepatient-doctor relationshiptrust |
| spellingShingle | Shoichi Maeda Eisuke Nakazawa Etsuko Kamishiraki Eri Ishikawa Maho Murata Katsumi Mori Akira Akabayashi An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance Clinics and Practice informed consent information manipulation truth-telling prognosis disclosure patient-doctor relationship trust |
| title | An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance |
| title_full | An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance |
| title_fullStr | An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance |
| title_short | An Exploratory Study on Information Manipulation by Doctors: Awareness, Actual State, and Ethical Tolerance |
| title_sort | exploratory study on information manipulation by doctors awareness actual state and ethical tolerance |
| topic | informed consent information manipulation truth-telling prognosis disclosure patient-doctor relationship trust |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/12/5/75 |
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