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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Bioeth. 2008 Dec;8(12):1–8. doi: 10.1080/15265160802559153

Table 3.

Recall of Ethical Issues on Television Medical Drama

Ethical Issue Yes No % Yes
Access to and equity in health care 151 84 64%
Artificial and transplanted organs/tissues 172 59 74%
Confidentiality 173 62 74%
Death and dying 228 9 96%
Education for health care professionals 138 94 59%
Enhancement 123 105 54%
Human experimentation 62 168 27%
Infectious diseases 192 38 83%
Informed consent 137 92 60%
Medical mistakes 203 33 86%
Professional misconduct 215 19 92%
Quality/Value of life/Personhood 177 51 78%
Rationing care 94 134 41%
Truth disclosure 143 89 62%