Patient choice vs. patient life: Which is the greater good?

In a 2023 study, researchers explored the medical needs of elderly, mentally deficient individuals who lived alone. A common comment by interviewed physicians was that they knew some patients required greater supervision or care, but they acceded to patient choices to return home. Are clinicians placing too great an emphasis on competency and patient rights

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Patient choice vs. patient life: Which is the greater good? originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

 

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