A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND
Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse treatment is often complex.It is our responsibility to try and understand this process of decision making and the underlying reasons for treatmentrefusal. Many of these reasons are often rational in the c...
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doaj-6bcfe27fd91a4e4ab3e925a66499707a2020-11-25T02:27:04ZengAcademy of Family Physicians of MalaysiaMalaysian Family Physician1985-207X1985-22742007-01-0123110113A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUNDRobert ChenSF TongTreatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse treatment is often complex.It is our responsibility to try and understand this process of decision making and the underlying reasons for treatmentrefusal. Many of these reasons are often rational in the context where the decision is made. The patients could be makingthe best decision for themselves even if these decisions are not necessarily the best in our mind. We should at all timesdiscuss our treatment options and assess their ability to make decisions in achieving common goals. These goals shouldbalance our best treatment strategies and the patients’ best interest. This article discusses the reasons underlyingtreatment refusal and how we can achieve a common goal with our patients.http://www.e-mfp.org/2007v2n3/pdf/patient_refused_medical_advice.pdfAgainst medical advicedecision making |
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A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND |
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A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND |
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A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND |
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A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND |
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A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND |
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patient who refused medical advice: the doctor and the patient should look for a common ground |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia |
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Malaysian Family Physician |
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1985-207X 1985-2274 |
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2007-01-01 |
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Treatment refusal is a common encounter in clinical practice. The process of deciding to refuse treatment is often complex.It is our responsibility to try and understand this process of decision making and the underlying reasons for treatmentrefusal. Many of these reasons are often rational in the context where the decision is made. The patients could be makingthe best decision for themselves even if these decisions are not necessarily the best in our mind. We should at all timesdiscuss our treatment options and assess their ability to make decisions in achieving common goals. These goals shouldbalance our best treatment strategies and the patients’ best interest. This article discusses the reasons underlyingtreatment refusal and how we can achieve a common goal with our patients. |
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Against medical advice decision making |
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http://www.e-mfp.org/2007v2n3/pdf/patient_refused_medical_advice.pdf |
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