Journal article
Guidelines as rationing tools: a qualitative analysis of psychosocial patient selection criteria for cardiac procedures.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac procedure guidelines often include psychosocial criteria for selecting patients that potentially introduce social value judgements into clinical decisions and decisions about the rationing of care. The aim of this study was to investigate the terms and justifications for and the meanings of psychosocial patient characteristics used in cardiac procedure guidelines.
METHODS: We selected English-language guidelines published …
Authors
Giacomini MK; Cook DJ; Streiner DL; Anand SS
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 164, No. 5, pp. 634–640
Publication Date
March 6, 2001
ISSN
0820-3946