Ethical misconduct by registered physiotherapists in South Africa (2007– 2013): A mixed methods approach

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dc.contributor.authorNortje, Nico
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, Willem A
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-14T12:55:27Z
dc.date.available2021-04-14T12:55:27Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: The role of ethics in a medical context is to protect the interests of patients. Thus, it is critically important to understand the guilty verdicts related to professional standard breaches and ethics misconduct of physiotherapists. Aim: To analyse the case content and penalties of all guilty verdicts related to ethics misconduct against registered physiotherapists in South Africa. Methods: A mixed methods approach was followed consisting of epidemiological data analysis and qualitative content analysis. The data documents were formal annual lists (2007–2013) of guilty verdicts related to ethical misconduct. Quantitative data analysis focused on annual frequencies of guilty verdicts, transgression categories and the imposed penalties. Qualitative data analysis focused on content analysis of the case content for each guilty verdict. Results: Relatively few physiotherapists (0.05%) are annually found guilty of ethical misconduct. The two most frequent penalties were fines of R5000.00 and fines of R8000.00 – R10 000.00. The majority of transgressions involved fraudulent conduct (70.3%), followed by performance of procedures without patient consent (10.8%). Fraudulent conduct involved issuing misleading, inaccurate or false medical statements, and false or inaccurate medical aid scheme claims.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHoffmann, W.A., & Nortjé, N., 2015, ‘Ethical misconduct by registered physiotherapists in South Africa (2007–2013): A mixed methods approach’, South African Journal of Physiotherapy 71(1), Art. #248, 7 pages.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI:10.4102/sajp.v71i1.248
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6026
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPubMeden_US
dc.subjectEthicsen_US
dc.subjecthuman behaviouren_US
dc.subjectPhysiotherapyen_US
dc.subjectHPCSA-registereden_US
dc.titleEthical misconduct by registered physiotherapists in South Africa (2007– 2013): A mixed methods approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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