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QP43
Preferred Label
patient autonomy
autonomie du patientCategory label
Patient autonomyAutonomie du patientQ-Code supplementary keywords
Bedridden Personsinformed choicepatient decision-making capacitypatient empowermentQ-Code scope note
the right of individuals to exercise free will in making informed choices of care.(Woncadic)le droit des individus d'exercer leur libre arbitre en faisant des choix de soins éclairés (Woncadic)Q-Code conceptual content
Autonomy: 1. the capacity for self-governance, i.e. the ability to make reasonable decisions. 2. A moral principle barring interference with autonomous decision-making. (NIEH gloss)AUTONOMY; the right of individuals to exercise freewill in making informed choices of care. (Woncadic)Bedridden Persons ; Persons unable or unwilling, or otherwise incapacitated and not able to leave the bed due to physical or mental conditions.(MeSH 2018)Choice Behavior The act of making a selection among two or more alternatives, usually after a period of deliberation(MeSH)Decision-making capacity (DMC): the ability to make sound decisions. DMC is often situational and comes in degrees: for example, a person may be able to order food from a menu but not be able to make a decision concerning complex medical treatment. Factors that can compromise DMC include mental illness or disability, extreme emotional stress, drugs, age, or serious physical illness. DMC is not the same as legal competence: a demented adult may be legally competent but lack DMC.(NIEHS)Dependency (Psychology) ; The tendency of an individual or individuals to rely on others for advice, guidance, or support.(MeSH)Patient Empowerment ; is an educational process to help or support the patient to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and self-awareness, and to assume effective responsibility for health-related decisions. (E. Mola, EJGP 2008) (Woncabook)Patient Freedom of Choice Laws ; Laws requiring patients under managed care programs to receive services from the physician or other provider of their choice. Any willing provider laws take many different forms, but they typically prohibit managed-care organizations from having a closed panel of physicians, hospitals, or other providers.(MeSH)Personal Autonomy ; Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus)(MeSH)Vaccination Refusal ; Refusal to receive VACCINATION. (MeSH 2017)UMLS CUI
C0949760
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droit du maladedroit du patientBibliographic link
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Jiwa M. Autonomy: the need for limits. Journal of medical ethics. 1996; 22(6): 340-3. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8961118
Rogers WA. Whose autonomy? Which choice? A study of GPs' attitudes towards patient autonomy in the management of low back pain. Family practice. 2002; 19(2): 140-5. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11906978
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