Medical care in India, particularly when it requires new technology or invasive procedures, is accompanied by an informed-consent process that has been designed according to Western principles. Patients in India, however, belong to a culture that shares decision making. Doctors may face a dilemma: should they follow Western norms of autonomy and stress individual decision making, or should they accept the local norm of shared decision making?6 Little is known about shared decision making. The purpose of this study was to assess how adult patients in rural India perceived their role in making decisions regarding their healthcare.
Patients' perceptions on healthcare decision making in rural India: a qualitative study and ethical analysis.
ZANOTTI, RENZO
2009
Abstract
Medical care in India, particularly when it requires new technology or invasive procedures, is accompanied by an informed-consent process that has been designed according to Western principles. Patients in India, however, belong to a culture that shares decision making. Doctors may face a dilemma: should they follow Western norms of autonomy and stress individual decision making, or should they accept the local norm of shared decision making?6 Little is known about shared decision making. The purpose of this study was to assess how adult patients in rural India perceived their role in making decisions regarding their healthcare.File in questo prodotto:
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