Disclosing the Truth

作者：Ding Wenqi · 发表于：Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research/Advances in social science, education and humanities research · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.2991/assehr.k.220504.020 · 研究领域：Ethics in medical practice、Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare、Patient Dignity and Privacy

While medical ethics place a high value on providing truthful information to patients, disclosure of truth is far from being the norm between people, creating a moral dilemma between instilling hope and respecting patient autonomy. Through the review of relevant literature, an attempt to examine the difference in this issue worldwide will be made. The review also aims to ascertain the resulting factors of the differences. Various electronic databases were searched by the author and through systematic selection 19 articles were identified that this literature review is based on. There are many parameters that lead to the concealment and disclosure of the truth, ranging from human rights, family responsibility, to cultural background. The attitudes towards telling the truth to terminal-stage patients differ socioculturally, based on the priorities assigned to patients' autonomy and the principle of beneficence and non-maleficence.