Respecting the right to refuse: is decision-making capacity disproportionately challenged in patients declining medical care in order to treat?
This study shows that capacity is challenged overwhelmingly in patients declining medical care. When these patients are decentred from decision making, the odds of completing treatment were more than four times higher.
Authors
- Yekaterina Angelova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3251-0622)
- Stephanie Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-2932)
- Omar Mirza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-3774)
- M. John Thearle
- Gregg A Robbins-Welty
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- Harlem Hospital Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Ethics
- Published
- 2025-10-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2025-111141
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00