Patient Informed Choice for Altruism

Respect for persons protects patients regarding their own healthcare decisions. Patient informed choice for altruism (PICA) is a proposed means for a fully autonomous patient with decisionmaking capacity to limit his or her own treatment for altruistic reasons. An altruistic decision could bond the...

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Autori: Doukas, David J. (Autore) ; Hardwig, John (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Univ. Press 2014
In: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Anno: 2014, Volume: 23, Fascicolo: 4, Pagine: 397-402
Altre parole chiave:B Informed Consent
B Advance Directive
B Medical Ethics
B Autonomy
B Altruism
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Riepilogo:Respect for persons protects patients regarding their own healthcare decisions. Patient informed choice for altruism (PICA) is a proposed means for a fully autonomous patient with decisionmaking capacity to limit his or her own treatment for altruistic reasons. An altruistic decision could bond the patient with others at the end of life. We contend that PICA can also be an advance directive option. The proxy, family, and physicians must be reminded that a patient’s altruistic treatment refusal should be respected.
ISSN:1469-2147
Comprende:Enthalten in: Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0963180114000073