Table 5
Classification of topic of research
| Topic | 1st topic | 2nd and 3rd topic |
|---|---|---|
| The research described in each article was classified by its main topic. If available, second and third topics were recorded. The number of instances of each topic as main, second, or third topic is shown. | ||
| Prolongation of life and euthanasia | 68 | 4 |
| Ethics and bioethics: theoretical perspectives | 58 | 14 |
| Informed consent and patient participation in decisions making | 42 | 12 |
| Ethics education | 34 | 1 |
| Ethics committees and ethics consultation | 30 | 0 |
| Patient relationships | 19 | 5 |
| Economics of health care and allocation of healthcare resources | 17 | 3 |
| Quality of health care | 17 | 2 |
| Health care for newborn, children, and minors | 16 | 15 |
| Truth telling and the right not to know | 13 | 2 |
| Artificial and transplanted organs/tissue | 12 | 2 |
| Living wills and advance directives | 12 | 4 |
| Health care for the aged | 10 | 3 |
| Human experimentation | 10 | 12 |
| Care for the dying patient | 9 | 2 |
| Professional misconduct and malpractice | 9 | 4 |
| Confidentiality and privacy | 8 | 3 |
| Abortion | 6 | 0 |
| Sexuality and gender | 5 | 3 |
| Genetic testing and screening | 5 | 1 |
| Quality of life | 5 | 1 |
| Health care for mentally disabled persons | 4 | 4 |
| Health care for minority groups | 4 | 4 |
| Suicide and assisted suicide | 4 | 6 |
| Genetics, molecular biology, and microbiology, general | 3 | 1 |
| Death and dying, general | 3 | 0 |
| Aids and HIV | 2 | 4 |
| Right to refuse treatment | 1 | 1 |
| Health care for women | 1 | 1 |
| Reproduction and reproductive technologies, general | 1 | 0 |
| Genetic modification | 1 | 0 |
| International/political dimensions of biology and medicine | 1 | 1 |
| Social control of science and technology | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
