A Ethicity in hospital management, the influence of the professional group and the implemented model

Authors

  • Amélia Rego Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Bioética, Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal
  • Beatriz Araújo Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CIIS-Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar de Ciências da Saúde, Porto, Portugal, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, EC Asprela, 4202-401 Porto https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0266-2449
  • Daniel Serrão Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Instituto de Bioética, Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48492/servir022.23675

Keywords:

Ethicity, Bioethics, Hospital Management, Management Model

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Ethicity is the characteristic of those who act in an ethical and moral way. It concerns the aptitude to practise the ethical function, acting in line with principles and values, mainly the respect for human dignity and the promotion of the common good. Ethical behavior in hospital management is a strategic investment, working as a marketing value for customers in the Health Unit.

OBJECTIVE

Analyze the relationship between the ethics of health professionals, in hospital management functions, with the socio- professional group and the implemented management model.

METHODS

A cross-sectional correlation research design  was  used  for  this study with a sample of 421 health professionals with management functions in 25 Hospitals in the North Zone of Portugal, by applying the Questionnaire of Ethicity in Hospital Management, with the following dimensions: Costs and ethics; Ethical weighing; Ethical decision; Accountability and quality; Economical and ethical restrictions; and Ways to limit costs.

RESULTS

In the perception of health  professionals,  the  highest  levels of Accountability and quality occur in managers from private hospitals and Private Institutions of Social Solidarity (IPSS). As for costs and ethics, managers from hospitals with public-private partnership management have a higher average, compared to others in hospitals with Corporate Public Entity, IPSS and private management models. Compared to the three other socio- professional groups (doctors, administrators and others), nurses clearly show higher values of Ethical weighing and Economical and ethical restrictions.

CONCLUSIONS

The results show a significant relationship between the socio- professional group, the implemented management model and the ethicity levels in management, favorable to nurses. These hospital organization variables, with an impact on the managers’ ethical behavior, recommend that the reforms in the health sector become promoters of ethicity in hospital management.

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Published

2016-04-30

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Rego, A., Araújo, B., & Serrão, D. (2016). A Ethicity in hospital management, the influence of the professional group and the implemented model. Servir, 59(2), 18–24. https://doi.org/10.48492/servir022.23675

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Vol. 59 No. 2 (2016): Servir Vol. 59 n.º 2

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