Lexical analysis of the Code of Medical Ethics of the Federal Council of Medicine

Abstract

Summary Introduction: The Code of Medical Ethics (CME) of the Federal Council of Medicine is the legal document that exposes the moral discourse of Brazilian physicians to society and the profession. It is a set of propositions based on which doctors say they are committed to values of conduct aimed at fair and proper professional practice. Objectives: To verify through lexical analysis of the CME corpus if the goals presented in the arguments of the resolution that established the code are properly addressed in these regulations. Methods: This is a quantitative and qualitative study of descriptive nature, aiming at a lexical analysis of the CME. The lexical analysis was performed using a method of Top-Down Hierarchical Classification of vocabulary, as described by Reinert in 1987, assuming that words used in similar contexts are associated with a single lexical world. In addition to the analysis of results, an improved representation of the charts related with Factorial and Similitude Analyses was made. Results: Six clusters were extracted, leading to the identification of three major branches: health care, professional practice and research. These branches revolve around the figures of physician and patient. The similitude analysis revealed a complementarity status between these two figures. Conclusion: The lexical analysis showed that the purposes contained in the resolution that established the CME were adequately represented in the document body.

Análise lexical do Código de Ética Odontológica

“…Diferentemente, Andrade, Andrade 18 , ao verificarem o Código de Ética Médica atual, identificaram que os preceitos descritos como válidos, sejam lógico-semânticos ou éticos, foram observados. Segundos os autores, houve participação da sociedade na construção do Código Médico, o que se reflete na importância dada à autonomia do paciente, a qual emergiu somente em duas ocorrências nos Artigos 3º e 31º Inciso IV do CEO atual.…”

“…Por outro lado, esta dicotomia entre profissional e paciente não se verifica no Código de Ética Médica atual. O referido código não exibe antagonismo entre os polos, mas complementaridade, indicando a existência de uma unidade dialógica representada pelo relacionamento médico-paciente 18 .…”

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“…Subsequently, it was submitted to the Descending Hierarchical Classification (DHC), a task that was carried out with the aid of qualitative data analysis software IRAMUTEQ. It consists of a computerized tool for text analysis that seeks to apprehend the structure and organization of discourse, based on vocabulary similarity (Andrade et al, 2016). Hence, it informs the relationships between the lexical components most frequently stated by the subject.…”

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“…O software IRAMUTEQ (Interface de R pour les Analyses Multidimensionnelles de Textes et de Questionnaires), 0.7 alpha 2, foi utilizado para auxiliar o processo de tratamento, análise e interpretação dos dados, sem substituir o papel central da pesquisadora, de competência analítica e crítica para efetuar a análise de dados. Para que as análises sejam úteis à classificação de qualquer material textual, requer-se uma retenção mínima de 75% dos segmentos de textos Justo, 2013;Almico;Faro, 2014;Andrade Júnior;Andrade, 2016;Santos, 2017;Justo, 2018). Neste estudo, a retenção foi de 78,18%.…”