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A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of LifeRisks, Benefits, and Patients’ Treatment Decisions at the End of Life

A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of Life: Risks, Benefits, and Patients’... [Medicine’s traditional doctor-oriented paternalism has declined rapidly in most Western countries. The rising level of the general public’s education and the simultaneous assertion of personal rights have prompted patients to demand more involvement than ever before in decisions about their care. Many patients want both information and decision-making authority. Numerous studies document this new attitude: Many patients say they want some control, partial or full, over treatment decisions, and only a few patients say they want to maintain sole doctor control. Patient autonomy has, therefore, become medicine’s dominant decision-making ethic, making patient assessments of treatments critically important in end-of-life care.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Guide to Psychosocial and Spiritual Care at the End of LifeRisks, Benefits, and Patients’ Treatment Decisions at the End of Life

Perkins, Henry S.
Springer Journals — Mar 19, 2017
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Publisher
Springer New York
Copyright
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2016
ISBN
978-1-4939-6802-2
Pages
57 –89
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-6804-6_4
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Abstract

[Medicine’s traditional doctor-oriented paternalism has declined rapidly in most Western countries. The rising level of the general public’s education and the simultaneous assertion of personal rights have prompted patients to demand more involvement than ever before in decisions about their care. Many patients want both information and decision-making authority. Numerous studies document this new attitude: Many patients say they want some control, partial or full, over treatment decisions, and only a few patients say they want to maintain sole doctor control. Patient autonomy has, therefore, become medicine’s dominant decision-making ethic, making patient assessments of treatments critically important in end-of-life care.]

Published: Mar 19, 2017

Keywords: Informed consent; End-of-life care; SPINES model; Domain of terminal care; Death with dignity

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