Appreciating the Dynamicity of Values at the End of Life: A Psychological and Ethical Analysis.
Narrat Inq Bioeth
; 12(2): 177-181, 2022.
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| ID: mdl-36373538
ABSTRACT
It can be difficult for families to accept when loved ones experience a change in saliency of values due to serious illness and inevitable death. When patients lose decision-making capacity, family members often refuse to withdraw care and insist on the continuation of non-beneficial treatment. Through a joint ethical and psychological analysis, this case study examines the narrative of a husband and wife, wed for over 50 years, and how the patient's values, his life's story, and the wife's interpretation of his preferences were reconciled to achieve a resolution that respected the patient's autonomy and previously expressed wishes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Esposos
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Análisis Ético
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Ethics
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Narrat Inq Bioeth
Año:
2022
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Article