Medical decision-making capacity: knowledge, attitudes, and assessment practices of physicians in Switzerland

Medical decision-making capacity: knowledge, attitudes, and assessment practices of physicians in Switzerland

OBJECTIVE: Decision-making capacity (DMC) is an indispensable prerequisite for patients’ informed consent and therefore directly related to the right to self-determination. In view of this ethical implication, valid and reliable assessment of DMC is essential to best practice. In general, and...

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Main Authors: Helena Hermann, Manuel Trachsel, Christine Mitchell, Nikola Biller-Andorno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2014-10-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
Guidelines
knowledge
ethics
physicians
attitudes
decision-making capacity
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1922

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