Strategic ambiguities in the process of consent: Role of the family in decisions to forgo life-sustaining treatment for incompetent elderly patients

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-223

  Chun Yan, Tse ^a   Tao, Julia ^b  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contextualized approach; Culture and ritual; Family decision; Good death; Incompetent patients; Informed consent; Life sustaining treatment; Medical consensus; Process decision making

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MODEL; MORALITY; RELIGION; REVIEW;

DEATH AND EUTHANASIA; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; CONFUCIANISM; CULTURE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EUTHANASIA, PASSIVE; FAMILY; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 3042685132     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jmep.29.2.207.31507     Document Type: Review

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