García Higuera, María del Carmen
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García Higuera, María del Carmen
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García Higuera, María del Carmen
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García Higuera, Carmen
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Villa, Carmen G.
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García Villa, Carmen
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Perceptions of COVID-19 patients in the use of bioethical principles and the physician-patient relationship: a qualitative approach

2024 , Cantú Quintanilla, Guillermo Rafael , Gómez-Guerrero, Irma Eloisa , Aguiñaga-Chiñas, Nuria , López Cervantes, Mariana , Jaramillo Flores, Ignacio David , Slon Rodríguez, Pedro Alonso , Bravo Vargas, Carlos Francisco , Arroyo-Valerio, America , García Higuera, María del Carmen

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the approach to the health-disease system, raising the question about the principles of bioethics present in physician–patient relations. The principles while widely accepted may not be sufficient for a comprehensive ethical analysis. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the perception of these principles and the physician–patient relationship during a hospital stay through a qualitative approach. Method: Sixteen semi-structured interviews took place to know the patients’ perception during their 2020 hospitalization for COVID-19. The data was analyzed through the constant comparison method, creating categories and comparing them. In the end, seven categories were established and were grouped in three: bioethical principles (dignity, charity, vulnerability, autonomy), doctor-patient relationship (participant commitment, informed consent, health staff-patient relationship) and the experience of the disease (illness, the role of the family). Results: The research found that most patients described a positive experience, with the feeling of having been well cared for with no sense of discrimination or injustice done. The majority also reported that their autonomy was respected in the treatment decisions. The evaluation of these attitudes is an area of opportunity, especially when the patients' vulnerability is at risk. Conclusions: The ethics of virtue offers a better reflection of how human beings manifest themselves by emphasizing the development of virtuous character and behaviors that allow them to realize their values in life. Authorized by the Research Ethics Committee with registration: DI/18/105-B/3/308. © The Author(s) 2024.

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Women students in engineering in Mexico: exploring responses to gender differences

2014 , García Higuera, María del Carmen , González y González, Elsa M.

The percentage of women students in engineering in Mexico is still low compared to the percentage of women enrolled in higher education institutions in the country, which has achieved parity with male enrollment. It is thus important to understand how gender can shape the experiences of female college students in engineering programs, which was the focus of this study. Findings for this study are presented in two sections. We first describe how female students have an extra burden dealing with the possibility that their performance might confirm the stereotype of female inferiority in math and science and that they may be judged according to that stereotype. Secondly, we describe the challenges faced by female students in engineering colleges in Mexico, namely, a demanding academic curriculum, and competitive and individualistic environment. This study illustrates how successful female students negotiated the gendered expectations in engineering in Mexican engineering programs, and how they use resistance strategies like academic success to become accepted in the male-dominated engineering environment.

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