What does "futility" mean? An empirical study of doctors' perceptions.

Related Articles What does «futility» mean? An empirical study of doctors’ perceptions. Med J Aust. 2016 May 02;204(8):318 Authors: White B, Willmott L, Close E, Shepherd N, Gallois C, Parker MH, Winch S, Graves N, Callaway LK Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate how doctors define and use the terms «futility» and «futile treatment» in end-of-life care. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS: A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 96 doctors from a range of specialties which treat adults at the end of life. Doctors were recruited from three large Brisbane teaching hospitals and were interviewed between May and July 2013. RESULTS: Doctors’ conceptions…
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