The Actual Implementing Status of the Preplacement Medical Examination after the Annulment of the Preemployment Medical Examination

Suh, Chunhui; Hwan, Kim Dae; Chul, Son byung; Lee, Changhee; 김휘동,; Hong, Ahn Jin

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“…In terms of a pre-placement examination, beneficence was preferred in case 6, and respect for autonomy in case 2. Pre-placement examination is an assessment of fitness for work based on the health condition of the individual, the job description, and harmful factors [ 29 ]. There can be a conflict between the right to work (respect for autonomy) and health (beneficence).…”

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Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians

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Suh

Lee

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Ann of Occup and Environ Med

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BackgroundOccupational physicians (OPs) have complex relationships with employees, employers, and the general public. OPs may have simultaneous obligations towards third parties, which can lead to variable conflicts of interests. Among the various studies of ethical issues related to OPs, few have focused on the Korean OPs. The aim of the present survey was to investigate the ethical contexts, the practical resolutions, and the ethical principles for the Korean OPs.MethodsAn email with a self-administered questionnaire was sent to members of the Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, comprising 150 specialists and 130 residents. The questionnaire was also distributed to 52 specialists and 46 residents who attended the annual meeting of the Korean Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics in October 2015, and to 240 specialists by uploading the questionnaire to the online community ‘oem-doctors’ in February 2016. The responses to each question (perception of general ethical conflicts, recognition of various ethical codes for OPs, core professional values in ethics of occupational medicine, and a mock case study) were compared between specialists and residents by the chi-squared test and Fisher’s exact test.ResultsResponses were received from 80 specialists and 71 residents. Most participants had experienced ethical conflicts at work and felt the need for systematic education and training. OPs suffered the most ethical conflicts in decisions regarding occupational health examination and evaluation for work relatedness. Over 60% of total participants were unaware of the ethical codes of other countries. Participants thought ‘consideration of worker’s health and safety’ (26.0%) and ‘neutrality’ (24.7%) as the prominent ethical values in professionality ofoccupational medicine. In mock cases, participants chose beneficence and justice for fitness for work and confidential information acquired while on duty, and beneficence and respect for autonomy in pre-placement examinations.ConclusionsThis study evaluated the current perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among the Korean OPs. These findings will facilitate the development of a code of ethics and the ethical decision-making program forthe Korean OPs.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40557-017-0182-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians

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The effect of university students' approach to health information on improvement of health behavior

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Kim²

2015

Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society

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The goals of this study are understanding the state of improvement of university students' health behavior who are about to graduate and have to consider their health for getting a job according to the way of access and achieving health information and suggesting effective way to improve health behavior. 224 people who responded to the survey which was conducted at some universities in Kyungpook area are selected as a subject of final analysis. The analysis result of internet searching was more meaningful than the analysis result of TV programs or books regarding health. And the older grade(B=.103, p=.007), the more access to health information(B=.137, p=.008) and the higher score of existing health behavior(B=.431, p=.000) the score of improvement of health behavior was increased. Internet searching for health information is the most popular thing because information can be easily get after searching what you want immediately. TV program regarding health has better quality than the information on the internet because of the appearance of health professionals giving health information on TV but it is difficult to watch TV program whenever you want. However the separation between books, TV program and internet is obscured in that the books and TV program can be turned into replay and e-book on internet.Key word : health information, health behavior improvement, health education, health mass media

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The Actual Implementing Status of the Preplacement Medical Examination after the Annulment of the Preemployment Medical Examination

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Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians

Perception of and attitude toward ethical issues among Korean occupational physicians

The effect of university students' approach to health information on improvement of health behavior

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