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| Title |
Should Physicians New to a Case Counsel Patients and Their Families to Change Course at the End of Life?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, August 2018
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| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2018.699 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shyoko Honiden, Jennifer Possick |
| Abstract |
Although new cancer therapies have changed the prognosis for some patients with advanced malignancies, the potential benefit for an individual patient remains difficult to predict. This uncertainty has impacted goals-of-care discussions for oncology patients during critical illness. Physicians need to have transparent discussions about end-of-life care options that explore different perspectives and acknowledge uncertainty. Considering a case of a new physician's objections to an established care plan that prioritizes comfort measures, we review physician practice variation, clinical momentum, and possible moral objections. We explore how to approach such conflict and discuss whether and when it is appropriate for physicians new to a case to challenge established goals of care. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 20 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 65% |
| France | 1 | 5% |
| Guinea | 1 | 5% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 5% |
| South Africa | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 2 | 10% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 50% |
| Scientists | 6 | 30% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 26 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 26 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 6 | 23% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 12% |
| Unknown | 9 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 5 | 19% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Unknown | 9 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 June 2023.
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#1,823,140
of 26,038,372 outputs
Outputs from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#550
of 2,796 outputs
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#36,132
of 344,881 outputs
Outputs of similar age from The AMA Journal of Ethic
#22
of 45 outputs
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