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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Unpacking ethical aspects in serious illness conversations.

Sofia Morberg Jämterud¹, Anna Sandgren¹

¹Center for Collaborative Palliative Care, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.

|June 22, 2026

Summary

Serious illness conversations require careful communication about prognosis to maintain hope. Understanding autonomy within relationships is crucial for ethical patient care during end-of-life discussions.

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Medical Ethics
Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

Serious illness conversations are vital for high-mortality patients discussing future care.
Ethical considerations in serious illness communication are complex.
Healthcare professionals' perspectives on these ethical dimensions require exploration.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore healthcare professionals' views on the ethical dimensions of serious illness conversations.
To analyze the ethical tensions in providing prognoses and the concept of autonomy within these conversations.

Main Methods:

Empirical ethical study.
Qualitative analysis of healthcare professionals' views.
Examination of themes: prognosis communication and autonomy's relational aspects.

Main Results:

Providing prognoses involves ethical tensions when reduced to mere time measurements, potentially diminishing hope.
An approach informed by 'kairos' (opportune moment) can foster meaning-making and hope.
An individualistic view of autonomy is insufficient; patient decisions are shaped within relational contexts.

Conclusions:

Rethinking prognosis communication using 'kairos' can better support patients' hope and meaning-making.
Ethical serious illness conversations must acknowledge and incorporate the relational aspects of patient autonomy.
Integrating these insights can improve the ethical quality of care for seriously ill patients.