Implementing ethics reflection groups in hospitals: an action research study evaluating barriers and promotors

BMC Medical Ethics

Table 6 Organization of ERGs at the termination of the research project

	Site I	Site IIB	Site IIB
Participants	Open interdisciplinary group	Open interdisciplinary group	Semi-open interdisciplinary group. The group had two permanent members from each of the three teams, and other clinicians participated ad hoc
Meeting place	Lunch room – experienced some disturbances	The group alternated between a meeting room without disturbances and the ward office with disturbances	A meeting room with no disturbances
Meeting time	Fixed meeting 45 min. every Tuesday morning	Ad hoc meetings of 45–60 min. once a month, organized to allow the afternoon shift to participate	Fixed meetings of 45 min. every second Wednesday morning
Participation of managers	Intermittent	Intermittent	Every meeting

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