The Role of Hope, Compassion, and Uncertainty in Physicians' Reluctance to Initiate Palliative Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747888 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nora Wong (0000-0002-2364-5878, Norwich University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | E782-786 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2018.782 |
| PMID | 30118432 |
| OpenAlex | W2887647185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article addresses whether physicians' close ties to their patients might play an unexamined role in their reluctance to initiate palliative care. In cases characterized by uncertainty, physicians' emotional investment in their patients and patients' families might unduly promote decisions to continue aggressive treatment rather than transition to comfort care. Continued evaluation and communication of patient status, including scheduled objective consultations, can align compassionate actions with patients' best interests. This argument and analysis are based on a case of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE)
Argument (complex analysis · Compassion · Grief · Palliative care · Political science · Psychiatry · Epilepsy research and treatment · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |