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Jun 28, 2018 · Today, many things have changed, and telling the truth has emerged among the most widely praised qualities of health professionals in contemporary biomedical ethics (1). One of the most pre-disposed values to being truthful is associated with respect for the patient as a person who is able to make decision.
- Disclosing the Truth: A Dilemma between Instilling Hope and ...
A good truth telling technique could have positive effects...
- Don't Lie but Don't Tell the Whole Truth: The Therapeutic ...
Moral arguments in favour of truth-telling can be justified...
- Disclosing the Truth: A Dilemma between Instilling Hope and ...
Dec 20, 2013 · A good truth telling technique could have positive effects on their prognosis and quality of life, reducing emotional pressure and maintaining their sense of hope (Tang et al., 2013). Truth telling does not mean that health care professionals must simple disclose all the information bluntly in one session.
- Pavlos Sarafis, Andreas Tsounis, Maria Malliarou, Eleni Lahana
- 2013
Jun 4, 2020 · The 4 main ethical principles, that is beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice, are defined and explained. Informed consent, truth-telling, and confidentiality spring from the principle of autonomy, and each of them is discussed. In patient care situations, not infrequently, there are conflicts between ethical principles (especially ...
- Basil Varkey
- 10.1159/000509119
- 2020
- Med Princ Pract. 2021 Feb; 30(1): 17-28.
It examines the concepts of truth-telling and deception. Possible reasons for the recent interest in truth-telling in health care are offered, including issues associated with deceiving patients. Wider arguments supporting and opposing deception in health care are considered before suggested alternatives to the use of deception in patient care ...
Moral arguments in favour of truth-telling can be justified on the basis of autonomy, obligations of fidelity and the need for trust in the doctor-patient relationship according to Beauchamp and Childress. 5. Respect for autonomy. The ethical principle of autonomy which protects patient self determination goes hand in hand with truth telling.
Based on this review, it is recommended that practitioners ought to ask patients and patients’ families what informational requirements are preferred, and research should continue into truth-telling in clinical practice, particularly to discover its very nature as a cultural artefact, and the other conditions and contexts in which truth-telling may not be preferred.
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