Values and Ethics on Interprofessional Collaboration Practice in Indonesia: a Qualitative Study
Nurul Aida Fathya1, Christantie Effendy2*, Yayi Suryo Prabandari3

1Mahasiswa Program Studi Magister Bioetika Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Gadjah Mada, Laboratorium Ilmu Kedokteran Forensik dan Medikolegal Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani - Indonesia
2Program Studi Keperawatan Fakultas Kedokteran, Kesehatan Masyarakat dan Keperawatan Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
3Program Studi Magister Magister Bioetika Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta - Indonesia

Abstract

Background:The concept of patient center health services encourages interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). Although each healthcare professional has their own policy in collaborating, a shared understanding of ethics is needed to strengthen IPCP.
Objective:This study aimed to determine how interprofessional ethics is understood by health workers in the hospital.
Methods: This study was a qualitative with a phenomenology design using in-depth interviews with health workers at a regional general hospital in West Java province. Subjects were selected from 7 healthcare professions (nurse, general practitioner, specialist doctor, pharmacist, midwife, physiotherapist and nutritionist) with maximum variety. Data^s credibility and reliability obtained by member checking, source triangulation, rich data and analysis triangulation. Obtained data were analyzed thematically.
Results: 11 participant interviewed and analysis resulted in 2 themes: perception of healthcare professional about professional ethics and the common ground principles in professional practice. Some respondents had as a etiquette. Perception of professional ethics varies from guidelines for professional practice, code of conduct, promises made during professional oaths and professional ethics as etiquette. Interprofessional ethics is understood as a common guideline that has similar principles, including: beneficence, nonmaleficence, respect for autonomy, justice, mutual respect, mutual understanding, equality, and the golden rule principle. Conclusion: Differences in understanding about professional ethics did not change the practice applied by healthcare professional. Common values when dealing with patients and other professions can encourage IPCP interprofessional ethics collaboration and strengthen IPCP.

Keywords: : ethics, value, professional ethics, interprofessional, collaboration

Topic: Medical Education and Bioetic