Relationships between various attitudes towards self-determination in health care with special reference to an advance directive

Article Abstract:

Research undertaken among a stratified random sample of 600 adults in the province of Vasterbotten, Sweden, has sought to assess the links between different attitudes towards self-determination concerning medical treatment. Particular attention was given to advance directives. It was established that desire for control over medical treatment is closely connected with worries about issues including overtreatment and treatment and diagnosis without prior discussion. The wish for self-determination was linked with support for advance directives, especially in relation to concerns about being overtreated.

Ethical aspects, Medical protocols, Patient advocacy

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Coping with obligations towards patient and society: an empirical study of attitudes and practice among Norwegian physicians

Article Abstract:

A survey, based on questionnaires sent to 151 general physicians with a 72% response rate, shows that 96% of the physicians in Northern Norway favor the setting of economic priorities in the purview of the health care system. The doctors opine that they are more concerned about the patients than the society and 68% felt that they were unable to give the best to the patients because it was too costly while 60% wanted more public guidelines.

Economic aspects, Medical care, Physicians, Medical professions, Social policy, Surveys, Norway

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