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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Bioethics
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Agency, the capacity for free choice, is distinct from decisional capacity.
  • Conditions like depression, demoralization, existential distress, and family dysfunction can significantly impair agency.
  • Diminished agency is a critical concern for individuals contemplating euthanasia or assisted suicide.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review how specific psychological and social conditions can diminish an individual's agency.
  • To highlight the importance of agency in end-of-life decision-making.
  • To argue for the necessity of establishing agency to uphold patient autonomy.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis.
  • Examination of the impact of depression, demoralization, existential distress, and family dysfunction on agency.
  • Exploration of agency within the context of end-of-life choices.

Main Results:

  • Depression, demoralization, existential distress, and family dysfunction are identified as significant factors that can reduce agency.
  • The study underscores that agency is a neglected aspect of end-of-life autonomy.
  • Impaired agency can affect an individual's ability to make free and uncoerced end-of-life decisions.

Conclusions:

  • Respecting autonomy at the end of life necessitates a thorough assessment and establishment of an individual's agency.
  • Addressing factors that diminish agency is essential for ethical end-of-life care.
  • Further research and clinical attention should be directed towards understanding and supporting agency in vulnerable populations.