http://jme.bmj.com/content/24/3/193.full.pdf This article, titled Ethical dilemmas in occupational therapy and physical therapy: A survey of practitioners in the UK national health service, was written to identify ethical dilemmas experienced by physical and occupational therapists in the UK and compare contexts, themes, and principals across the two groups. Data was collected via structured questionnaires. More ethical dilemmas were reported in the mental health setting by occupational therapists (most likely due to the increased OT to PT ratio employed in this setting). Occupational therapists reported most ethical dilemmas involving difficult/dangerous behavior in patients and unprofessional staff behavior, while physical therapists reported most ethical dilemmas involving resource limitations and treatment effectiveness.
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This article, titled Ethical dilemmas in occupational therapy and physical therapy: A survey of practitioners in the UK national health service, was written to identify ethical dilemmas experienced by physical and occupational therapists in the UK and compare contexts, themes, and principals across the two groups. Data was collected via structured questionnaires. More ethical dilemmas were reported in the mental health setting by occupational therapists (most likely due to the increased OT to PT ratio employed in this setting). Occupational therapists reported most ethical dilemmas involving difficult/dangerous behavior in patients and unprofessional staff behavior, while physical therapists reported most ethical dilemmas involving resource limitations and treatment effectiveness.