Whose information is it anyway? Informing a 12-year-old patient of her terminal prognosis

Whose information is it anyway? Informing a 12-year-old patient of her terminal prognosis

Goldie J; Schwartz L; Morrison J

Journal Of Medical Ethics

2005

PedPal Lit; 3; Age Factors Attitude of Health Personnel Attitude to Health Child Cohort Studies Communication Barriers Curriculum; as they pass through a modern medical curriculum. DESIGN: A cohort study of students entering Glasgow University's new medical curriculum in October 1996. METHODS: Students' responses obtained before year 1 and at the end of years 1; Disclosure Female Humans Leukemia/psychology Parents/psychology Paternalism Personal Autonomy Physician-Patient Relations/ethics Prognosis Research Support; few students chose the consensus answer before year 1 and there was no significant movement towards consensus at any point during the course. In defence of their decision to withhold information; Medical/psychologyTerminally Ill%X OBJECTIVE: To examine students' attitudes and potential behaviour towards informing a 12-year-old patient of her terminal prognosis in a situation in which her parents do not wish her to be told; Non-U.S. Gov't Students

2005

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