Patients’ perceived purpose of clinical informed consent: Mill’s individual autonomy model is preferred

Patients’ perceived purpose of clinical informed consent: Mill’s individual autonomy model is preferred

BACKGROUND 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 patients' perceived purpose of informed consent, which may include administrative routine/courtesy gesture, simple honest permission, informed permission, patient-clinician shar...

Informed consent without autonomy.

This Essay explains why and how the Roman Catholic basis for informed consent is different from the secular basis. It argues that the Catholic basis, which is rooted in “natural law,” is the better model for society to adopt. The author explains that the secular view is rooted in the belief that patient autonomy must never be violated but the Catholic view is based on human dignity, which simpl...

Patient's autonomy and informed consent

The present paper it is a literature review dealing with the concepts of patient's autonomy and informed consent focussing on how these concepts interrelate with themselves and on how health professionals should handle these concepts. Recipients of health care have specific rights with regard to its delivery. Within this context the providers of health care, should also be knowledgeable of and ...

preoperative informed consent: is it truly informed?

background: pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in pakistan. this study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. methods: after taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

Increasing consent for organ donation: mandated choice, individual autonomy, and informed consent.