Patient narrative
An ‘on-switch’ for evaluating best interests
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12284232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolyn Johnston (0000-0002-7910-5117, King's College London, corresponding author), Natalie Banner (0000-0002-7329-2601, Currently Policy Officer and EAGDA Secretariat, Wellcome Trust, London), Angela Fenwick (0000-0002-5536-5686, University of Southampton) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 249-262 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09649069.2016.1228146 |
| OpenAlex | W2519421876 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article examines how the wishes, feelings, values and beliefs of adults lacking capacity can be evaluated and the extent to which they are given effect in best interests decision-making. One way of fulfilling the clinician’s legal responsibilities to take a patient’s preferences into account is to explicitly link these to the notion of narrative. Narratives provide a compelling grounding and give weight to views and values that may have been informally and consistently expressed in the past. An evaluation of recent case law suggests that the trajectory of a person’s life, their character and personality, and the perspectives of those with whom the patient has valued relationships are given increasing judicial recognition. Attending to the narrative of the patient could lead to a more sophisticated judgement of best interests than an objective ‘balance sheet’ approach would allow and enable greater alignment with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Balance (ability · Best interests · Feeling · Judgement · Law and economics · Narrative · Political science · Sociology · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |