Has end-of-life decisions or advance directives become an economic strategy to contain health care cost as much as a way to respect patient´s informed consent and private autonomy rights? : what can we learn from the american advance care model?

Rice, Allison JanetAlves, Raquel Ferreira Pedrosa2019-03-252019-03-252019-03-212018http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/27119engAdvance care modelAdvance care planningAdvance directiveDecision-makingEnd-of-lifeEthical dilemmaHealth care agentHealth care costsHealth care power of attorneyLessonLife-sustaining treatmentLiving willMedical treatmentPatient’s autonomyPOLSTProxyRationingRecommendationSelf-determinationSurrogateTechnologyWithdrawingWithholdingHas end-of-life decisions or advance directives become an economic strategy to contain health care cost as much as a way to respect patient´s informed consent and private autonomy rights? : what can we learn from the american advance care model?master thesis202201627