A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND

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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Main Authors: Robert Chen, SF Tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2007-01-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
Subjects:
Against medical advice
decision making
Online Access:http://www.e-mfp.org/2007v2n3/pdf/patient_refused_medical_advice.pdf
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spelling 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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Malaysian Family Physician
Against medical advice
decision making
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SF Tong
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title A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND
title_short A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND
title_full A PATIENT WHO REFUSED MEDICAL ADVICE: THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT SHOULD LOOK FOR A COMMON GROUND
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title_sort patient who refused medical advice: the doctor and the patient should look for a common ground
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series Malaysian Family Physician
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1985-2274
publishDate 2007-01-01
description 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.
topic Against medical advice
decision making
url http://www.e-mfp.org/2007v2n3/pdf/patient_refused_medical_advice.pdf
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