Is it Possible to Determine the Competency of a Patient?
Lze určit kompetenci nemocného?
Současná medicína prochází hlubokou proměnou týkající se zejména její humanizace; moderní etika měla na značnývliv na postoje k pacientům a jedním z nich je povznesení práv člověka rozhodovat o sobě samotném. Avšak pojemautonomie provází problém odhadování míry kompetence konkrétního pacienta čili schopnosti dělat rozhodnutío vlastnímléčení: Tato dispozice bývá leckdy porušena či omezena. Předkládaná úvaha nabízí jedno takové kritériumvycházející z tradičních filosofických závěrů.
Klíčová slova:
autonomie, informovaný konsensus, kompetence, racionalita, argument.
Authors:
J. Payne
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav pro humanitní studia v lékařství 1. LF UK, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2004; : 405-407
Category:
Overview
The contemporary medicine goes through a deep transition with regard particularly to humanization; modern ethicshas effected sundry changes in attitudes to patients and one of them is the edification of her/his right to make choicesabout her/himself. The concept of autonomy however meets the problem of assessment of the level to which theconcrete patient is capable of making decision due to various impairments and strains. One possible criterion, whichis compliant with traditional philosophy and which is based on rationality is suggested here.
Key words:
autonomy, informed consent, competence, rationality, argument.
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