Table 4 Core professional values related to the ethics of occupational medicine
From: Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians
Professional value | All subjects | Specialist | Resident | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specialist | Resident | >10 years | ≤10 years a | 3rd & 4th-year | 1st & 2nd-year | Total | Kim’s Total [10] | |
(N = 79) | (N = 71) | (N = 35) | (N = 44) | (N = 30) | (N = 41) | (N = 150) | (N = 107) | |
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Consideration of worker’s health and safety | 25 (31.6) | 14 (19.7) | 10 (28.6) | 15 (34.1) | 7 (23.2) | 7 (17.1) | 39 (26.0) | 22 (20.6) |
Neutrality | 12 (15.2) | 25 (35.2) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (9.1) | 11 (36.7) | 14 (34.1) | 37 (24.7) | 35 (32.7) |
Efforts to maintain expertise | 17 (21.5) | 13 (18.3) | 6 (17.1) | 11 (25.0) | 6 (20.0) | 7 (17.1) | 30 (20.0) | 26 (24.3) |
Maintenance of professional independence | 14 (17.7) | 7 (9.9) | 5 (14.4) | 9 (20.4) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (12.2) | 21 (14.0) | 11 (10.3) |
Confidentiality | 4 (5.1) | 8 (11.3) | 3 (8.6) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (6.7) | 6 (14.6) | 12 (8.0) | 3 (2.8) |
No discriminative attitude for individual worker | 3 (3.8) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 2 (4.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.9) | 5 (3.3) | 1 (0.9) |
Efforts to understand and improve a harmful environment in the workplace | 2 (2.5) | 2 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.3) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.8) | 6 (5.6) |
Heath education to improve an occupational hazard and worker’s bad heath habits | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) |
Worker’s complete understanding and consent during a medical examination or the investigation of a work environment | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (2.8) |
Maintenance of cooperative relationship with a health administrator in the company | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |