The dilemma of goodness: acknowledging beneficence tension in the search for consensus.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20823363.
- Also identified by DOI 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100078.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Patient care in family medicine and palliative medicine involves important communication with stakeholders. Beneficence is assumed to be crucial to achieving consensus in these encounters. However, stakeholders may have different perspectives of beneficence. The term beneficence tension is introduced to conceptualize these differing perspectives. Acknowledging beneficence tension is suggested as a way to enhance effective communication with patients and families.