Best interests versus resource allocation
Could Covid-19 cloud decision-making for the cognitively impaired
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21515116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet A Parsons (0000-0002-1050-6051, At Bristol, corresponding author), Harleen Kaur Johal (0000-0002-8665-8932, University of Bristol) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 447-450 |
| Publication date | 2020-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Medical Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6800 • E-ISSN: 1473-4257 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/medethics-2020-106323 |
| PMID | 32376717 |
| OpenAlex | W3023125385 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
The COVID-19 pandemic is putting the NHS under unprecedented pressure, requiring clinicians to make uncomfortable decisions they would not ordinarily face. These decisions revolve primarily around intensive care and whether a patient should undergo invasive ventilation. Certain vulnerable populations have featured in the media as falling victim to an increasingly utilitarian response to the pandemic—primarily those of advanced years or with serious existing health conditions. Another vulnerable population potentially at risk is those who lack the capacity to make their own care decisions. Owing to the pandemic, there are increased practical and normative challenges to following the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Both capacity assessments and best interests decisions may prove more difficult in the current situation. This may create a more paternalistic situation in decisions about the care of the cognitively impaired which is at risk of taking on a utilitarian focus. We look to these issues and consider whether there is a risk of patients who lack capacity to make their own care decisions being short-changed
Business · Disease · Environmental health · Health care · Health care rationing · Normative · Pandemic · Paternalism · Political science · Population · Public relations · Resource allocation · Computer Science · Ethics in medical practice · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 1,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |