书目名称 | Ethical Challenges in Multi-Cultural Patient Care | 副标题 | Cross Cultural Issue | 编辑 | H. Russell Searight | 视频video | | 概述 | The only contemporary book devoted entirely to cross-cultural issues at the end of life.Places current issues regarding end-of-life communication in the context of historical trends and research evide | 丛书名称 | SpringerBriefs in Ethics | 图书封面 |  | 描述 | .This book provides an up-to-date description of cross-cultural aspects of end-of-life decision-making. The work places this discussion in the context of developments in the United States such as the emphasis on patient informed consent, “right to die” legal cases, and the federal Patient Self-Determination Act. With the globalization of health care and increased immigration from developing to developed countries, health care professionals are experiencing unique challenges in communicating with seriously ill patients and their families about treatment options as well as counselling all patients about advance medical care planning. While many Western countries emphasize individual autonomy and patient-centered decision-making, cultures with a greater collectivist orientation have, historically, often protected patients from negative health information and emphasized family-centered decision-making. In order to place these issues in context, the history of informed consent in medicineis reviewed. Additionally, cross-cultural issues in health care decision-making are analysed from the perspective of multiple philosophical theories including deontology, utilitarianism, virtues, princi | 出版日期 | Book 2019 | 关键词 | cross-cultural issues at the end of life; advance directives; ethics of health care decisions; principl | 版次 | 1 | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23544-4 | isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-23543-7 | isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-23544-4Series ISSN 2211-8101 Series E-ISSN 2211-811X | issn_series | 2211-8101 | copyright | The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 |
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