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3761332

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
Should we treat other people according to what they want (their own values), or according to what we take their best interests to be? If they have given us no mandate to decide for them, their values should prevail. This applies not only to allowing but also to assisting them to get what they want. Taking this seriously in medical practice involves a lot of communication between doctor and patient, and a lot of research to establish a typology of patients in respect of their wants. The results would seriously affect doctor-patient relationships and the organisation of general practice and hospital care. It is with this, rather than dramatic 'moral problems', that medical ethics should be chiefly concerned.
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0306-6800
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
127-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-20
pubmed:otherAbstract
KIE: Wilson considers the philosophical implications of treating other people according to what they want (their values) or what is best for them, coming down generally on the side of wants rather than interests. He then emphasizes the importance of communication with patients to ascertain their wishes regarding decision making. Wilkes comments that there are limits to the "patient knows best" point of view because of the potential for harm from patient-requested unnecessary treatment and the need to avoid squandering limited health care resources.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Patients' wants versus patients' interests.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article