Maria Daglas
Technological Educational Institute of Athens,
Greece
Research Article
Ethical issues in NICUs: The Attitude of Greek Healthcare Professionals Towards the Value of Human Life
Author(s): Maria Daglas, Vasiliki Petousi and Antonios PouliosMaria Daglas, Vasiliki Petousi and Antonios Poulios
Objective: This paper presents the first Greek empirical research on bioethical neonatal issues. The study goals were: 1) to document and measure the attitude of Greek healthcare professionals' working in NICUs towards the value of human life (intrinsic value vs. quality of life) as ethical decision making guiding principle in the provision of intensive treatment to extremely/very preterm babies and 2) to investigate the socio-cultural and other parameters which form this attitude.
Methods: Questionnaires developed for the EURONIC project and implemented in research in 11 countries were culturally adjusted to the Greek NICU context. Healthcare professionals (n=495) who were employed in Greek NICUs (May 2009-May 2011) and met inclusion criteria were invited to participate. Of those 251 (98 midwives, 82 nurses and 71 doctors) completed a structu.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4273.1000210