Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings

Background: Informed consent is an important factor in a child’s moral structure from which different types of doctor–patient relationships arise. Children’s autonomy is currently under discussion in terms of their decent treatment, beyond what doctors and researchers perceive. To describe the influ...

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Díaz-Pérez, Anderson
Navarro Quiroz, Elkin
Aparicio Marenco, Dilia Esther
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2020
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Universidad Simón Bolívar
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-00540-z
https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-020-00540-z
Palabra clave:
Autonomy
Paternalism
Doctor–patient relationship
Consent
Informed consent in minors
Capacity
Children
Understanding
Moral
Practices
Pediatrics
Clinical
Investigator
Biomedical
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title Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
spellingShingle Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
Autonomy
Paternalism
Doctor–patient relationship
Consent
Informed consent in minors
Capacity
Children
Understanding
Moral
Practices
Pediatrics
Clinical
Investigator
Biomedical
title_short Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
title_full Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
title_fullStr Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
title_full_unstemmed Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
title_sort Moral structuring of children during the process of obtaining informed consent in clinical and research settings
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Díaz-Pérez, Anderson
Navarro Quiroz, Elkin
Aparicio Marenco, Dilia Esther
dc.contributor.author.none.fl_str_mv Díaz-Pérez, Anderson
Navarro Quiroz, Elkin
Aparicio Marenco, Dilia Esther
dc.subject.eng.fl_str_mv Autonomy
Paternalism
Doctor–patient relationship
Consent
Informed consent in minors
Capacity
Children
Understanding
Moral
Practices
Pediatrics
Clinical
Investigator
Biomedical
topic Autonomy
Paternalism
Doctor–patient relationship
Consent
Informed consent in minors
Capacity
Children
Understanding
Moral
Practices
Pediatrics
Clinical
Investigator
Biomedical
description Background: Informed consent is an important factor in a child’s moral structure from which different types of doctor–patient relationships arise. Children’s autonomy is currently under discussion in terms of their decent treatment, beyond what doctors and researchers perceive. To describe the influential practices that exist among clinicians and researchers toward children with chronic diseases during the process of obtaining informed consent. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, qualitative study via a subjective and interpretivist approach. The study was performed by conducting semi-structured interviews of 21 clinicians and researchers. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS version 21® and Atlas Ti version 7.0® programs. Results: The deliberative and paternalistic models were influential practices in the physician–patient relationship. In the deliberative model, the child is expected to have a moral awareness of their care. The paternalistic model determined that submission was a way of structuring the child because he or she is considered to be a subject of extreme care. Conclusions: The differentiated objectification [educational] process recognizes the internal and external elements of the child. Informed consent proved to be an appropriate means for strengthening moral and structuring the child.
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The study was performed by conducting semi-structured interviews of 21 clinicians and researchers. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS version 21® and Atlas Ti version 7.0® programs. Results: The deliberative and paternalistic models were influential practices in the physician–patient relationship. In the deliberative model, the child is expected to have a moral awareness of their care. The paternalistic model determined that submission was a way of structuring the child because he or she is considered to be a subject of extreme care. Conclusions: The differentiated objectification [educational] process recognizes the internal and external elements of the child. 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