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01.06.2018 | Original Research

Can the Ethical Best Practice of Shared Decision-Making lead to Moral Distress?

verfasst von: Trisha M. Prentice, Lynn Gillam

Erschienen in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry | Ausgabe 2/2018

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Abstract

When healthcare professionals feel constrained from acting in a patient’s best interests, moral distress ensues. The resulting negative sequelae of burnout, poor retention rates, and ultimately poor patient care are well recognized across healthcare providers. Yet an appreciation of how particular disciplines, including physicians, come to be “constrained” in their actions is still lacking. This paper will examine how the application of shared decision-making may contribute to the experience of moral distress for physicians and why such distress may go under-recognized. Appreciation of these dynamics may assist in cross-discipline sensitivity, enabling more constructive dialogue and collaboration.
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Metadaten
Titel
Can the Ethical Best Practice of Shared Decision-Making lead to Moral Distress?
verfasst von
Trisha M. Prentice
Lynn Gillam
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2018
Verlag
Springer Singapore
Erschienen in
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry / Ausgabe 2/2018
Print ISSN: 1176-7529
Elektronische ISSN: 1872-4353
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9847-8

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