A Qualitative Study on Relevant Ethical Issues in Safeguarding the Right of Informed Consent among Patients with Cancer
- VernacularTitle:维护癌症患者知情同意权中伦理问题的质性研究
- Author:
Wanxia YAO
;
Yi LI
;
Ming YAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Rights of Informed Consent;
Ethical Issue;
Qualitative Research
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
1994;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To analyze relevant ethical issues in safeguarding the right of informed consent among patients with cancer in the course of medical treatment and convalescence,so as to protect their legal right of informed consent and provide a more rational and humanistic medical treatment and nursing.Methods: Phenomenological method was adopted in this research and 13 subjects who met our criteria were interviewed randomly.Results: After reading,analyzing,introspecting,and classifying the data,8 themes of relevant ethical issues are concluded for the right of informed consent among patients with cancer in the course of medical treatment and convalescence,including the informed consent right of independent hospitalization,the informed consent right on one's own illness state,the informed consent right on medical insurance,the informed consent right on medical risks,the informed consent right on therapeutic schedule,the informed consent right on medical documents,the informed consent right on inspection,and family member's rights of informed consent.Conclusion: In order to provide a more rational and humanistic medical treatment and nursing for patients with cancer,relevant ethical issues of patients' informed consent right must be stressed and well settled,so as to better preserve patients' rights of informed consent.
