Ethical issues in Iranian pediatrics: a qualitative study
The factors that cause ethical challenges in the pediatric clinic include: Inadequate moral education, Weak management, Lack of moral and legal rule, Individual Capabilities and Personality Traits, popular culture, distorted professional identity, the central code of which was distorted professional identity. The process of professional identity formation is a long-term and continuous process that is influenced by several factors. This conceptual model of professional identity creates the above ethical challenges in pediatrics medicine.
Authors
- Mina Forouzandeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2877-7773)
- Leila Masoudiyekta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5010-572X)
- Shabnam Bazmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3736-9376)
- Maryam Modaber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9090-2299)
Institutions
- Iran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iranshahr University (IR)
- Dezful University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-025-01204-6
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00