Patient autonomy and advance care planning: a qualitative study of oncologist and palliative care physicians' perspectives.

Related Articles Patient autonomy and advance care planning: a qualitative study of oncologist and palliative care physicians’ perspectives. Support Care Cancer. 2018 02;26(2):565-574 Authors: Johnson SB, Butow PN, Kerridge I, Tattersall MHN Abstract IMPORTANCE: Patients’ are encouraged to participate in advance care planning (ACP) in order to enhance their autonomy. However, controversy exists as to what it means to be autonomous and there is limited understanding of how social and structural factors may influence cancer patients’ ability to exercise their autonomy. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to explore oncologists’ and palliative care physicians’ understanding of patient autonomy, how…
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