Add to ORKGYour documentation of a patient's refusal to undergo a test or intervention should include: an assessment of the patient's competence to make decisions, a statement indicating a lack of coercion; a description of your discussion with him (or her) regarding the need for the treatment, alternatives to treatment, possible risks of treatment, and potential consequences of refusal; and a summary of the patient's reasons for refusal (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on expert opinion and case series)
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ...
ing on the circumstances, should consider consulting the nearest relative (or substitute), but ultim...
Using conversation analysis, this paper investigates when patients exercise their right to refuse tr...
Refusal of life-saving therapy can be a challenging situation in the practice of emergency medicine....
Patients' thoughts, feelings and desires are communicated in a variety of ways, and require sympathe...
When patients refuse beneficial treatment, the assessment of decision-making capacity plays a key ro...
11 pages (out of 210 pages)Studies the issues of informed consent regarding health care choices
Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse trea...
Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse trea...
An earlier article (Cornock 2014) discussed what consent is, the legal principles of consent and the...
This Comment explores the validity and development of patient control over the medical information-g...
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ...
Should we respect treatment refusal of incompetent patients who cannot decide for themselves? What p...
46 p.This Article will examine three hypothetical situations involving health care decision making....
To illustrate the dilemma in evaluating and treating patients who deny their illness, the authors pr...
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ...
ing on the circumstances, should consider consulting the nearest relative (or substitute), but ultim...
Using conversation analysis, this paper investigates when patients exercise their right to refuse tr...
Refusal of life-saving therapy can be a challenging situation in the practice of emergency medicine....
Patients' thoughts, feelings and desires are communicated in a variety of ways, and require sympathe...
When patients refuse beneficial treatment, the assessment of decision-making capacity plays a key ro...
11 pages (out of 210 pages)Studies the issues of informed consent regarding health care choices
Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse trea...
Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse trea...
An earlier article (Cornock 2014) discussed what consent is, the legal principles of consent and the...
This Comment explores the validity and development of patient control over the medical information-g...
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ...
Should we respect treatment refusal of incompetent patients who cannot decide for themselves? What p...
46 p.This Article will examine three hypothetical situations involving health care decision making....
To illustrate the dilemma in evaluating and treating patients who deny their illness, the authors pr...
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ...
ing on the circumstances, should consider consulting the nearest relative (or substitute), but ultim...
Using conversation analysis, this paper investigates when patients exercise their right to refuse tr...