title: Factors affecting ethical behavior in pediatric occupational therapy: A qualitative study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is the responsibility of each occupational therapist to always act ethically and professionally in a clinical setting. However, there is little information available concerning the factors influencing ethical behavior of occupational therapists at work. Since no study has been conducted in Iran on this topic, this qualitative study aimed to identify the factors influencing ethical behavior of pediatric occupational therapists.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve pediatric occupational therapists participated in this study. The sampling was purposeful, and the interviews continued until reaching data saturation. All interviews were recorded and transcribed. The data were analyzed by qualitative content analysis, and the ethics of qualitative research was considered.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The factors influencing ethical behavior were classified into four main categories including organizational factors, therapist related factors, client's family issues, and social factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study identified numerous factors influencing the ethical behavior of pediatric occupational therapists that could be used to train occupational therapists, human resources managers, professional policy makers, and could also be used to conduct future researches, and produce tools.
authors.affiliation: PhD Candidate in Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Occupational Therapy Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mn_kalantari@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Minoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalantari
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Management, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. kamali.mo@iums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamali
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Center for Nursing Care Research School of Nursing & Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, and Iranian Academy of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. sjoolaee@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Soodabeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joolaee
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. narges7@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Narges
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shafarodi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, Department of Occupational Therapy, The University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mrassafiani@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rassafiani
keywords: Content Analysis; Ethical Behavior; Occupational Therapy; Qualitative Research