CASE REPORT: PERSON-CENETRED CARE AT END OF LIFE – A PHYSICIAN’S ROLE IN GUIDING PATIENT’S CARE

Physicians have a duty of care to act in a patient’s best interest; however, a patient’s goals of care may differ throughout different stages of their disease and at end of life.This case study aims to illustrate a physician’s role in guiding patient management at different stages in a patient with...

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Published in:International journal of person centered medicine Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 79 - 92
Main Author: Quin Ng, Natalie Su
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Birmingham The University of Buckingham Press 13.10.2022
Subjects:
Abdomen
Ascites
Biopsy
Cancer
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Cholangiocarcinoma
Duty of care
Gastroenterology
Intestinal obstruction
Medical imaging
Metastasis
Nausea
Oncology
Ostomy
Pain
Palliative care
Patient-centered care
Surgery
Teams
Vomiting
ISSN:2043-7730, 2043-7749
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Summary:Physicians have a duty of care to act in a patient’s best interest; however, a patient’s goals of care may differ throughout different stages of their disease and at end of life.This case study aims to illustrate a physician’s role in guiding patient management at different stages in a patient with a terminal disease, while adopting a person-centred approach. The case focuses on a patient with malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) and highlights some patient-related factors for consideration in management of MBO. It also discusses the ethical considerations in the physician–patient relationship, particularly the aspect of giving information regarding treatment options and addresses the concept of “individualized” goals of care. Person-centred care is dynamic and a clinician may need to adjust their role in providing person-centred care according to different stages of a patient’s disease.
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ISSN:2043-7730
2043-7749
DOI:10.5750/ijpcm.v10i3.1067