Skip navigation
DSpace logo
  1. Repositório do IPBeja
  2. D-SA - Saúde
  3. D-SA - Artigos em revistas indexadas à WoS/Scopus
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

acessibilidade

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/6231
Full metadata record
wcag
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorVieira, João Vítor-
dc.contributor.authorDeodato, Sérgio-
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Felismina Rosa Parreira-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-07T15:14:36Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-07T15:14:36Z-
dc.date.issued2020-11-26-
dc.identifier.citationVieira, J., Deodato, S., & Mendes, F. (2021). The concept of futility in health: A scoping review. Clinical Ethics, 16(4), 347–353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477750920977109por
dc.identifier.issn1758-101X-
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-85096855818-
dc.identifier.othercv-prod-2100677-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/6231-
dc.description.abstractIntroduction:Duetotheconstant scientificandtechnological development, healthprofessionalsareregularlyconfrontedwithsituations inwhichtherearealways therapeuticoptions, regardlessof theseverityof thepatient’scondition.However, regardingthesetherapeuticoptionsas feasible inall situationscanbeharmful, since it isuniversally acceptedthat,despitealladvancesinhealth,thereareinevitablelimitsandthepromotionofsomeinterventionsmaybe uselessor futile. Objective:Tocharacterizetheuseof theconceptof futility inthehealthliterature. Method:ReviewoftheliteraturefollowingtheScopingReviewprotocoloftheJoannaBriggsInstitute.Theresearchwas performed inCINAHL,Cochrane, Pubmed, Scopus eWebof Science to identify studies publishedprior to2020. Nineteenstudieswereselected. Results:There isnouniversallyaccepteddefinition for theconceptof futility. Inthe literature therearedifferent conceptionsfortheconceptoffutilitythatpointtoqualitativeandquantitativerootsandthatareassociatedwithethical dilemmasthatmakeitdifficult toconceptualizethisconceptandmakeitoperational inclinicalpractice. Conclusion:Thecentralelementsoftheconceptof futilityinclude: thediagnosisof futilityiscloselyrelatedtoclinical judgment; futilityhasbothquantitativeandqualitativeroots; futilityisalwaysappreciatedposteriori; futilityisrelatedto thelackofbenefit. It isessential topromoteadiscussionthatenablesthedefinitionof theconceptandthatmakes it possibletopromoteethicalprinciples incare,especiallywhentheinevitablelimitsof treatmentsarereached.por
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.publisherSagepor
dc.rightsclosedAccesspor
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/por
dc.subjectBioethicspor
dc.subjectClinical ethicspor
dc.subjectEthicspor
dc.subjectMedical futilitypor
dc.subjectProfessional ethicspor
dc.titleThe concept of futility in health: A scoping reviewpor
dc.typearticlepor
dc.date.updated2023-05-25T10:16:42Z-
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-2100677-
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/journal/clinical-ethicspor
degois.publication.firstPage347por
degois.publication.lastPage353por
degois.publication.titleClinical Ethicspor
degois.publication.volume16(4)por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477750920977109por
Appears in Collections:D-SA - Artigos em revistas indexadas à WoS/Scopus

Files in This Item:
wcag
File Description SizeFormat 
FutilityConcept-CLINICALETHICS.pdf646.04 kBAdobe PDFView/Open    Request a copy
Show simple item record Give your opinion about this item


FacebookTwitterDeliciousLinkedInDiggGoogle BookmarksMySpace
Formato BibTex MendeleyEndnote Currículo DeGóis 

This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License Creative Commons