Whether to Offer Interventions at the End of Life: What Physicians Consider and How Clinical Ethicists Can Help
While considerations converged into major themes, many participants evaluated and applied these themes differently, opening the door to potential disagreement and variation based on physicians' personal values. Clinical ethicists can help navigate uncertainty and resolve conflicts by helping physicians recognize, evaluate, and communicate their decisional factors to aid informed decision-making.
Authors
- Janet Malek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1299-9803)
- Sophia Fantus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8800-2697)
- Joelle Robertson‐Preidler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-8266)
- M. S. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4020-1754)
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
- Cal Humanities (US)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AJOB Empirical Bioethics
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/23294515.2025.2457705
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88