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000004042 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/m4222svm
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000004042 245__ $$aBioethics of information disclosure across cultures: "don't talk with her about her condition"
000004042 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000004042 269__ $$a2017
000004042 336__ $$aAnthology
000004042 520__ $$aHealthcare providers are routinely faced with the bioethical challenges of information disclosure across cultures. This paper analyzes the case study "Don't Talk with Her about Her Condition" (Center for Ethics in Health Care at OHSU; See Appendix A). The impact of full, partial, or non-disclosure of information to a patient greatly varies in different cultural contexts. While information disclosure emphasizes patient autonomy and informed decision-making, it also can be controversial to improving patient safety. In some cultures, the disclosure of a negative diagnosis or prognosis can pose significant risk to the patient's health, so the patient family takes responsibility of the treatment decision-making process. American values are adopted by people of other cultures to various degrees, so it is crucial to appropriately communicate and administer care services without violating the values and cultural norms of patients and their families. Providers must remember that patients have the ultimate right to decide how their individual autonomy is exercised, which may mean non-disclosure and the assignment of a surrogate. Therefore, it is equally important to uphold beneficence and the role of the family and community in patient care. The recommended approach for information disclosure is asking patients for their desired level of participation and how much information they want to know with respect to their own illness. This approach takes into account the perspectives of the patient, the patient's family, and the provider care team across cultural contexts. In patient-provider communication, it is imperative that cultural and individual sensitivities in information disclosure are respected and understood.
000004042 650__ $$aBioethics$$015553
000004042 650__ $$aBeneficence$$033294
000004042 650__ $$aCulture$$017241
000004042 650__ $$aDisclosure$$033855
000004042 6531_ $$apatient autonomy
000004042 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369
000004042 692__ $$aDivision of Management$$041635
000004042 7001_ $$aLi, Christina$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000004042 8564_ $$91091947e-3b67-4015-ad4e-9b3132704cc4$$s322105$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/4042/files/Bioethics_of_Information_Disclosure_Across_Cultures__Dont_Talk.pdf
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000004042 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:4042$$pstudent-work
000004042 980__ $$aReflections on Healthcare Management