Hope and therapeutic privilege: time for shared prognosis communication

Communicating an unfavourable prognosis while maintaining patient hope represents a critical challenge for healthcare professionals (HPs). Duty requires respect for the right to patient autonomy while at the same time not doing harm by causing hopelessness and demoralisation. In some cases, the need...

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Authors: Grignoli, Nicola (Author) ; Wullschleger, Roberta (Author) ; Di Bernardo, Valentina (Author) ; Amati, Mirjam (Author) ; Zanini, Claudia (Author) ; Malacrida, Roberto (Author) ; Rubinelli, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2021
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 12
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