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| Title |
The Role of Hope, Compassion, and Uncertainty in Physicians' Reluctance to Initiate Palliative Care
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| Published in |
AMA Journal of Ethics, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2018.782 |
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| Abstract |
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). |
Twitter Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 43 tweeters who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 37% |
| Colombia | 5 | 12% |
| Spain | 3 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Canada | 2 | 5% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Bhutan | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 9 | 21% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 27 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 21% |
| Scientists | 5 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 10 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 10% |
| Librarian | 3 | 7% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 10 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 12% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 16 | 39% |