Ethical Dilemmas in Physicians' Consultations with COPD Patients.

Jonina Sigurgeirsdottir Sigridur Halldorsdottir Ragnheidur Harpa Arnardottir Gunnar Gudmundsson Eythor Hreinn Bjornsson

Published in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)

The findings indicate that being a principal physician of COPD patients and motivating their self-management is a balancing act, involving several dilemmas. Patients' nicotine addiction and physicians' ethical obligations are likely to create ethical dilemmas as the physician is obligated to respect the patients' will, even though it contradicts what is best for the patient. The participants suggest strategies to motivate COPD patients' self-management.

Keyphrases

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smoking cessation
decision making