Patients' duties.
This paper argues that patients' duties are derivable from the idea which typically grounds the idea of patients' rights: patient autonomy. The autonomous patient, joined in partnership with the health care professional, has self-regarding obligations and obligations to others, including health care professionals. Patients' duties include, but are not limited to: a duty to be honest about why the patient seeks care; a duty to collect information on available treatments and likely side-effects; a duty for a patient who has an infectious condition to act on that information which can best prevent further transmission.
Meyer
M J
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Department of Philosophy, Santa Clara University, CA 95053.
D032781:Codes of Ethics; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009014:Morals; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D012941:Social Responsibility