Physical therapists’ ethical and moral sensitivity: a STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study with a special focus on gender differences

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• dc.contributor.author Moreno-Segura, Noemí
• dc.contributor.author Fuentes-Aparicio, Laura
• dc.contributor.author Fajardo, Sergio
• dc.contributor.author Querol-Giner, Felipe
• dc.contributor.author Atef, Hady
• dc.contributor.author Sillero-Sillero, Amalia
• dc.contributor.author Marques-Sule, Elena
• dc.date.accessioned 2023-06-20T06:22:36Z
• dc.date.available 2023-06-20T06:22:36Z
• dc.date.issued 2023
• dc.description.abstract Healthcare professionals´ clinical practice, their care of patients and the clinical decision-making process may be influenced by ethical and moral sensitivity. However, such outcomes have been scarcely studied in physical therapists. This study aimed to explore ethical sensitivity and moral sensitivity in practicing physical therapists, and to compare both variables by gender. Cross-sectional study. 75 physical therapists (58.7% women; average age = 34.56 (8.68) years) were asked to fill in questionnaires measuring ethical sensitivity (Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire) and moral sensitivity (Revised-Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire). The sample showed high ethical sensitivity (116.14 ± 15.87 over 140) and high moral sensitivity (40.58 ± 5.36 over 54). When comparing by gender, women reported significantly higher ethical sensitivity than men (p = 0.043), as well as higher scores in the following dimensions: Caring by connecting with others (p = 0.012) and Working with interpersonal and group differences (p = 0.028). However, no differences were found in moral sensitivity (p = 0.243). Physical therapists showed high levels of ethical and moral sensitivity, whilst women reported higher ethical sensitivity than men. Understanding physical therapists´ ethical and moral sensitivity is essential to design and implement integrated education programs directed to improve the quality of care of patients in their daily clinical practice.
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• dc.identifier.citation Moreno-Segura N, Fuentes-Aparicio L, Fajardo S, Querol-Giner F, Atef H, Sillero-Sillero A, et al. Physical therapists’ ethical and moral sensitivity: a STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study with a special focus on gender differences. Healthcare. 2023 Feb 01;11(3):333. DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11030333
• dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030333
• dc.identifier.issn 2227-9032
• dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/57250
• dc.language.iso eng
• dc.publisher MDPI
• dc.relation.ispartof Healthcare. 2023 Feb 01;11(3):333
• dc.rights © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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• dc.subject.keyword Physical therapy
• dc.subject.keyword Professional practice
• dc.subject.keyword Ethical sensitivity
• dc.subject.keyword Moral sensitivity
• dc.subject.keyword Ethics
• dc.title Physical therapists’ ethical and moral sensitivity: a STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study with a special focus on gender differences
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