Practising what we preach: clinical ethicists' professional perspectives and personal use of advance directives.
J Med Ethics
; 48(2): 144-149, 2022 02.
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ABSTRACT
The field of clinical bioethics strongly advocates for the use of advance directives to promote patient autonomy, particularly at the end of life. This paper reports a study of clinical bioethicists' perceptions of the professional consensus about advance directives, as well as their personal advance care planning practices. We find that clinical bioethicists are often sceptical about the value of advance directives, and their personal choices about advance directives often deviate from what clinical ethicists acknowledge to be their profession's recommendations. Moreover, our respondents identified a pluralistic set of justifications for completing treatment directives and designating surrogates, even while the consensus view focuses on patient autonomy. Our results suggest important revisions to academic discussion and public-facing advocacy about advance care planning.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bioética
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Planejamento Antecipado de Cuidados
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Ethics
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos