Futility and the Law : Knowledge, Practice and Attitudes of Doctors in End of Life Care
Despite the potential harm to patients (and others) and the financial cost of providing futile treatment at the end of life, this practice occurs. This article reports on empirical research undertaken in Queensland that explores doctors' perceptions about the law that governs futile treatment at the end of life, and the role it plays in medical practice. The findings reveal that doctors have poor knowledge of their legal obligations and powers when making decisions about withholding or withdrawing futile treatment at the end of life; their attitudes towards the law were largely negative; and the law affected their clinical practice and had or would cause them to provide futile treatment
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2016
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Authors: | Willmott, Lindy |
Other Persons: | White, Ben (contributor) ; Close, Eliana (contributor) ; Gallois, Cindy (contributor) ; Parker, Malcolm (contributor) ; Graves, Nicholas (contributor) ; Winch, Sarah (contributor) ; Callaway, Leonie (contributor) ; Shepherd, Nicole (contributor) |
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[2016]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
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freely available
Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (22 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: QUT Law Review, Vol. 16(1), Pp. 54-75, 2016 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprĂĽngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2016 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012987816
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