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의학적 의사결정에서 환자의 결정과 가족의 결정*
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Patient and Family Determination in Medical Decision-making
Sang Mok Lee
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1Department of Ethics, College of Humanities, Dong-A University
ⓒ Copyright 2009 The Korean Society for Medical Ethics. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Published Online: Dec 31, 2009
ABSTRACT
Medical decision-making is influenced by a variety of factors, including cultural norms, regional practices, patient values, physician responsibilities, and patient autonomy. Whether or not a patient’s family members should also influence the medical decision-making process is a legitimate question. This article defends the view that it is appropriate to involve families in the medical decision-making process at least in those cultures in which the family is the dominant social unit; in such cultures, it is necessary to recognize the rights of a patient’s family in making medical decisions.
Keywords: 의학적 의사결정; 환자중심의 윤리; 가족중심 의사결정
Keywords: Medical decision-making; Patient-centered ethics; Family-centered decision-making