The influence of moral judgment on physicians' prescription behaviour

Md Humayun Kabir, Sardar and Maulan, Suharni and Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah and Wan Nasir, Zaireena (2021) The influence of moral judgment on physicians' prescription behaviour. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 21 (3). pp. 96-105. ISSN 1675-0306 E-ISSN 2590-3829

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Abstract

Pharmaceutical promotion towards physicians’ prescription behaviour is strongly interrelated. Identifying and addressing the ethical challenges in physicians’ prescription behaviour to increase the ethical predisposition of prescribing medicines is prioritized in global health and development plans. Hence, the importance of ethics in the professionalism of healthcare practitioners is now a growing concern. The main objective of this research is to investigate the influence of moral judgment on physicians' prescription behaviour. A survey has been conducted among 152 medical practitioners from private healthcare facilities in the metropolitan area of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor states of Malaysia. Principal component analysis method in EFA and structural equation modeling technique in CFA has been used to analyze the data and validate the model. The study found that physicians’ moral equity factor has a significant and positive influence on physicians’ prescription behaviour whereas their relativism and contractualism factors were not significant. The empirical evidence obtained from this study would make significant contributions to advancing the current knowledge of ethical prescription behaviour. Recommendations to physicians for more ethical prescription practices have been discussed at the end of this paper.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Physicians’ prescription behaviour, Moral judgment, Moral equity, Private healthcare facilities, Malaysia
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Business Administration
Depositing User:	PROF DR NOORHAZILAH ABD.MANAF
Date Deposited:	14 Jul 2023 09:06
Last Modified:	14 Jul 2023 09:19
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/105521

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