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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
How Should Physicians Respond When the Best Treatment for an Individual Patient Conflicts with Practice Guidelines about the Use of a Limited Resource?
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.ecas3-1706 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Edmund G Howe |
| Abstract |
The case presents a physician's ethical conflict, due to limited resources, between his obligations to meet the needs of a community and those of his patient. Elements of the decision-making process (and who should make the decision) are discussed, including the limitations of what ethical reasoning can offer and risks of arbitrary outcomes. Additionally, potential benefits to physicians and their patients of discussing these conflicts, including reducing the physician's moral distress, are noted. I argue that physicians' abilities to make "right" decisions in such situations are limited, and I suggest ways in which physicians can try to preserve their relationships with patients. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 22% |
| United States | 5 | 19% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Philippines | 1 | 4% |
| Kenya | 1 | 4% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 59% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 19% |
| Scientists | 5 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 11 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 11 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 18% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 9% |
| Professor | 1 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 9% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 55% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |