title: [Cultivating the ability of patient autonomy].
abstract: Confronted with a patient still able to express desires but not always able to act on them, caregivers are faced with certain questions: Should they decide for the patient and force him or her to act, as far as is possible? Should they take into account how the patient was in the past, or detach themselves from the patient's past preferences? Some answers and developments arising from a practical case.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée. p.svandra@ch-sainte-anne.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Svandra
mesh_terms: D017028:Caregivers; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D057240:Patient Preference; D026684:Personal Autonomy