ArticlePatient education and counseling2021
Moral uncertainty: A case study of Covid-19.
Article in Patient education and counseling, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Editorial: Where to from here: Advancing patient and public involvement in health technology assessment (HTA) following the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in medical technology · 2023Article
- Southgate's sign.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2022Article
- Medical uncertainty: putting flesh on the bones.Patient education and counseling · 2021Article
- Can We Afford to Exclude Patients Throughout Health Technology Assessment?Frontiers in medical technology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost writing about uncertainty in healthcare has addressed empirical uncertainty - that is, resulting from insufficient or conflicting facts.
objectiveTo consider moral uncertainty by exploring how different theories apply to a single clinical case.
methodIn this philosophical reflection, I briefly acknowledge empirical uncertainty before introducing and exploring the topic of moral uncertainty - defined as the question of what to do when we do not know what (morally) to do-using a case study of my own mother's deterioration and death from Covid-19.
resultsI identify and apply a number of philosophical theories relevant to managing moral uncertainty, including utilitarianism, deontology, practical rationality and feminist philosophy.
conclusionDifferent moral theories lead to different conclusions about the best course of action in situations of moral uncertainty. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Detailed analysis and close reading of a single case can provide insights into how to act in morally complex situations, but learning is in the form of enriched understanding, not formulaic rules.
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