title: Justice in the distribution of health care resources. The position of physical therapists, physiatrists, and rehabilitation nurses.
abstract: Physical therapists, rehabilitation nurses, and physiatrists in the United States were surveyed to identify the interpretation(s) of justice they judged to be most appropriate as a basis for health policies. A questionnaire containing four interpretations of justice was used. Responses by the three groups according to their overall interpretation showed marked inconsistencies. To the extent that consistency was observable, they favored a "needs-based" approach over a "utilitarian," "contract," or "skeptical" approach. Individually, physical therapists favored a needs-based interpretation while rehabilitation nurses and physiatrists were divided between utilitarian and needs-based interpretations.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D028663:Ethical Theory; D005260:Female; D006295:Health Resources / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009014:Morals; D009726:Nurses; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; D012046:Rehabilitation; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States