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Agent-Regret in Healthcare.

Gavin Enck1, Beth Condley2

  • 1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

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|November 14, 2023
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Summary

Clinicians often experience agent-regret, regretting ethically faultless actions that lead to patient harm or death. Recognizing agent-regret is crucial for understanding healthcare professionals

Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Philosophy of Healthcare
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Healthcare settings frequently focus on moral distress and compassion fatigue among clinicians.
  • However, the philosophical concept of agent-regret remains an under-addressed issue in clinical practice.
  • Agent-regret involves regretting ethically faultless actions that result in significant patient harm or death.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and explore the concept of agent-regret within the context of healthcare.
  • To differentiate agent-regret from moral distress and compassion fatigue.
  • To advocate for the recognition and understanding of clinicians' agent-regret.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of agent-regret.
  • Conceptual comparison with moral distress and compassion fatigue.
Keywords:
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  • Literature review referencing Wojtowicz (2022) on agent-regret.

    • Main Results:

    • Healthcare professionals frequently encounter situations leading to agent-regret due to ethically sound actions.
    • Agent-regret is a distinct emotional response from moral distress and compassion fatigue.
    • Understanding agent-regret requires acknowledging clinicians' agency in adverse outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Agent-regret is a significant and overlooked emotional burden for clinicians.
    • Differentiating agent-regret from other forms of distress is vital for targeted support.
    • Future approaches should focus on understanding and supporting clinicians' agency in agent-regret.