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Advance care planning in discussion: a solution or challenge with pitfalls?
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|March 2, 2021
Summary
Advance care planning provides a guideline for end-of-life care when patients cannot decide for themselves. This analysis explores discussions surrounding this vital social instrument and its connection to biopolitics and economics.
Area of Science:
- Social science
- Bioethics
- Health policy
Background:
- Advance care planning is crucial for defining end-of-life care preferences.
- It serves as a vital guideline for healthcare providers when patients lose decision-making capacity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an initial insight into the discourse surrounding advance care planning as a social instrument.
- To analyze the arguments of proponents and critics of advance care planning.
Main Methods:
- Critical discourse analysis was employed.
- The study compared arguments from proponents and critics of advance care planning.
Main Results:
- Advance care planning is intricately linked with biopolitics, economics, and governmentality.
- The discourse reveals complex interdependencies between healthcare, societal structures, and governance.
Conclusions:
- Further research is needed to explore quality assurance mechanisms for advance care planning.
- Understanding the societal implications is key to refining this practice.
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