Communicating with the coroner: how religion, culture, and family concerns may influence autopsy decision making.
Death Stud
; 35(4): 316-37, 2011 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-24501823
ABSTRACT
Based on coronial data gathered in the state of Queensland in 2004, this article reviews how a change in legislation may have impacted autopsy decision making by coroners. More specifically, the authors evaluated whether the requirement that coronial autopsy orders specify the level of invasiveness of an autopsy to be performed by a pathologist was affected by the further requirement that coroners take into consideration a known religion, culture, and/or raised family concern before making such an order. Preliminary data reveal that the cultural status of the deceased did not affect coronial autopsy decision making. However, a known religion with a proscription against autopsy and a raised family concern appeared to be taken into account by coroners when making autopsy decisions and tended to decrease the invasiveness of the autopsy ordered from a full internal examination to either a partial internal examination or an external-only examination of the body. The impact of these findings is briefly discussed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Relaciones Profesional-Familia
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Religión y Medicina
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Autopsia
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Características Culturales
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Toma de Decisiones
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Death Stud
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia