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Open AccessPrediction of life-story narrative for end-of-life surrogate’s decision-making is inadequate: a Q-methodology study
Substituted judgment assumes adequate knowledge of patient’s mind-set. However, surrogates’ prediction of individual healthcare decisions is often inadequate and may be based on shared background rather than p...
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Open AccessInformation disclosure in clinical informed consent: “reasonable” patient’s perception of norm in high-context communication culture
The current doctrine of informed consent for clinical care has been developed in cultures characterized by low-context communication and monitoring-style co**. There are scarce empirical data on patients’ no...
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Open AccessPatients’ perceived purpose of clinical informed consent: Mill’s individual autonomy model is preferred
Although informed consent is an integral part of clinical practice, its current doctrine remains mostly a matter of law and mainstream ethics rather than empirical research. There are scarce empirical data on ...
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Open AccessConsenting options for posthumous organ donation: presumed consent and incentivesare not favored
Posthumous organ procurement is hindered by the consenting process. Several consenting systems have been proposed. There is limited information on public relative attitudes towards various consenting systems, ...
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Open AccessSaudi views on consenting for research on medical records and leftover tissue samples
Consenting for retrospective medical records-based research (MR) and leftover tissue-based research (TR) continues to be controversial. Our objective was to survey Saudis attending outpatient clinics at a tert...
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Open AccessWhich medical error to disclose to patients and by whom? Public preference and perceptions of norm and current practice
Disclosure of near miss medical error (ME) and who should disclose ME to patients continue to be controversial. Further, available recommendations on disclosure of ME have emerged largely in Western culture; t...