Advance directives in Europe

Česká verzia

Authors: J. Heřmanová; J. Šimek
Authors place of work: Vedoucí katedry: doc. MUDr. Jiří Šimek, CSc. ; Katedra filozofie a etiky v pomáhajících profesích ; Jihočeská univerzita České Budějovice, Zdravotně sociální fakulta ; Přednostka: Mgr. Hana Svobodová ; Ústav ošetřovatelství ; Univerzita Karlova Praha, 3. lékařská fakulta
Published in the journal: Prakt. Lék. 2010; 90(2): 78-80
Category: Reviews

Summary

Advance directives are documents that enable adult, competent patients to formulate their wishes relating to “healthcare” in the future. These documents have appeared in USA since the early 70s of the 20th century, and were introduced in Europe roughly ten years later. The authors provide an overview on the current situation of AD in Europe and offer some thoughts on why many European physicians are less eager to follow the advance directives then their American colleagues.

Key words:
advance directives, living wills, ethics of accountability, ethics of care, accountability.

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