Respect for Persons in Bioethics: Towards a Human Rights-Based Account

Brännmark, Johan

doi:10.1007/s12142-017-0450-x

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“…Support from family members preserved the older people’s dignity through preservation of the feeling of being a worthwhile person in the family, and helped them retain their independence and autonomy to manage their own daily life affairs. Our findings are in line with the notion of respect for human beings in bioethics, with the distinct core concerns of autonomy, dignity, integrity and privacy [ 34 ].…”

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Meaning of Respect for Older People in Family Relationships

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Background: Older people have various physical and mental health needs and often receive help from their family members to perform their daily life activities. This research aimed to explore the meaning of respect for older people in family relationships. Methods: A qualitative study using a content analysis approach was conducted. Semi-structured interviews were performed with sixteen older people and four family members. Results: Three main categories were developed: “respect for personal interests”, “kind and sincere respect” and “respect for autonomy”. Understanding of the meaning of respect for older people was influenced by special expectations from family members in terms of meeting personal needs, consideration of preferences and interests and empowerment and support to help preserve older people’s independence and autonomy. Conclusions: Family members should be informed and educated with regard to their expected roles in family relationships, and should consider respect as an important factor affecting older people’s well-being.

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“…Patients should be treated as persons, with respect and dignity, which is often emphasized in bioethics and human rights debates (Beach et al 2007 ; Dickert 2009 ; Entwistle and Watt 2013 ; Henry et al 2015 ; Brännmark 2017 ; Subramani 2018 ; Árnason 2021 ). Lysaught ( 2004 ) provides helpful intellectual archaeology of 'respect' in bioethics.…”

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confidence: 99%

Revisiting respect for persons: conceptual analysis and implications for clinical practice

Subramani

Biller‐Andorno

2022

Med Health Care and Philos

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In everyday conversations, professional codes, policy debates, and academic literature, the concept of respect is referred to frequently. Bioethical arguments in recent decades equate the idea of respect for persons with individuals who are capable of autonomous decision-making, with the focus being explicitly on ‘autonomy,’ ‘capacity,’ or ‘capability.’ In much of bioethics literature, respect for persons is replaced by respect for autonomy. Though the unconditional respect for persons and their autonomy (irrespective of actual decision-making capacity) is established in Kantian bioethics, current argument and debates often revolve around a thin concept of autonomy, focusing on capacity and capability: persons are owed respect because they are ‘rational beings’ or with a focus on ‘agency’ and ‘decision-making abilities.’ However, these aspects alone are insufficient while engaging the concept of respect for persons, particularly in healthcare settings. This paper sets out to explore if the concept of respect for persons—as opposed to a thin concept of autonomy—could help us engage better in healthcare practices. We shall probe the practical value of the experiential aspect of respect—understood as the recognition of persons as respect-worthy through certain dispositions and deliberative acts—by reflecting on instances in clinical practice that tend to be dismissed as negligible or even unavoidable in a stressful environment such as a busy hospital. We shall argue that these instances are far from trivial but carry moral significance and express an unacceptable—disrespectful—attitude that can compromise the moral habitus in hospital settings. In our conclusion, we call for practicing recognition respect in the health professional–patient encounter by focussing on manners, attitudes, and behaviors. Furthermore, we call for continuous medical ethics education programs to address the moral significance of disrespectful behaviors and their manifestations in particular socio-cultural contexts.

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“…The third aspect emphasises the need to give voice to the patient, providing him or her with tools, such as human rights, to stand his or her ground and actively participate in the claims of his rights 16 . Finally, the patient should not have his or her citizenship reduced: The patient should not be seen merely as a body or a disease, but as a person, whose identity is constructed in a subjective way and permeated by values, beliefs and interests 17 .…”

Section: Rights Of Patients From the Viewpoint Of Human Rightsmentioning

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Ombudsman do paciente: direitos nos cuidados em saúde

Albuquerque

2018

Rev. Bioét.

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Resumo Este artigo analisa o papel do ombudsman do paciente na implementação de seus direitos, refletindo sobre sua aplicação no Brasil. Trata-se de pesquisa de cunho teórico sobre o tema e suas diferenças em relação aos direitos humanos dos pacientes. Conclui-se que o modelo proposto para o Brasil enfatiza a atuação de ombudsman local, notadamente no ambiente hospitalar, mas também defende a instituição de profissionais regionais, para lidar com pacientes da atenção primária. Contudo, propugna-se que o regional seja facultativo, em razão de o hospital ser o ambiente com mais adversidades. Ainda, destaca-se que a autorização do ombudsman seja dada por lei que estabeleça prerrogativas específicas, como sua autonomia e independência, qualificação apropriada e apuração célere de reclamação.

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Respect for Persons in Bioethics: Towards a Human Rights-Based Account

Cited by 17 publications

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Meaning of Respect for Older People in Family Relationships

Meaning of Respect for Older People in Family Relationships

Revisiting respect for persons: conceptual analysis and implications for clinical practice

Ombudsman do paciente: direitos nos cuidados em saúde

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