ArticlePloS one2024
Relationship between characteristics of health professionals and the respect for the autonomy of cancer patients at the end of life.
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- Palliative care as a shared language: Reflections from an ELNEC seminar in Salzburg.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- Relational-ethical transformational leadership in palliative care nursing: A conceptual perspective.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimThis study investigated whether providers respected patient's autonomy, investigating providers' pattern of decisions and their associated characteristics.
methodsCross-sectional study, conducted through anonymous questionnaire with hypothetical clinical cases, presented to providers at one oncology center. Decision-making patterns were pre-stablished accordingly to the response´s pattern.
findingsOf 151 responses, decisions patterns were paternalistic in 38%, shared in 38%, obstinate in 10.6% and consumerist in 13.2%. The consumerist providers reported never having participated in an EOL class in 35% and 30% had never trained in palliative care. Among providers with paternalistic pattern, 35.1% had never attended ethic lectures. In the obstinate group, 31.2% had no training in palliative care. When asked how subjects saw themselves about their pattern of decision, 100% of obstinate, 95% of consumerist and 89% of paternalistic patterns exhibited cognitive dissonance.
conclusionSignificative differences between decisions and how the providers judge themselves were observed.
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