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Ethical issues in intervention outcomes.

J G Bruhn
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This article discusses selected ethical issues involved with the outcomes of interventions. An intervention is a process of intrusion into value systems based on a relationship of mutual trust and shared expectations between the intervener and the participant. Too often, interveners focus on the outcome without considering the mediating variables that can influence the outcome; therefore, intervention outcomes may fail or be short-lived. Many ethical issues with respect to how interventions are designed and implemented can affect their success or failure.

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Community Health PlanningEthics, ProfessionalFamily HealthHealth Services ResearchHuman ExperimentationHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareResearch DesignSocial ValuesUnited StatesBiomedical and Behavioral ResearchHealth Care and Public HealthJournal Article

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J G Bruhn. 2001. Ethical issues in intervention outcomes.. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003727-200101000-00005

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