title: Ethical considerations of goal setting for patient care in rehabilitation medicine.
abstract: This article examines the process of setting goals for patient treatment in rehabilitation. It explores ethical considerations and moral conflict inherent to the formulation of patient goals, and it provides a framework to help resolve such conflicts. Goal setting is also considered within the larger context of justice in the use of medical resources.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D026686:Beneficence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012046:Rehabilitation; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values