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0227/2020 - Where does patient autonomy live, in times of crisis in Portugal?
Onde mora a autonomia do paciente em tempos de crise em Portugal?

Author:

• Ana Filipa Fontes - Fontes, A. F - <filipafontes@live.com.pt>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-4748

Co-author(s):

• Rita Ribeiro Barbosa - Barbosa, R. B. - <anar1rita@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5728-9840
• Dinis Brito - Brito, D. - <dinisbrito2009@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-0053


Abstract:

Coronavirus disease 2019 made us question daily practices, such as the simple handshake. It also raised some ethical and legal issues. Are the ethical principles, that should guide the provision of individualized care, being fulfilled? Will we, as health professionals, be able to provide patients with instruments so that they can fully exercise their autonomy? The guarantee of necessary security solutions, to reduce the risk of contagion in the provision of care, safeguards the principle of non-maleficence. However, the risk of contagion is impossible to completely eliminate, and there is a residual risk associated with the use of physical facilities in healthcare services. But, shouldn\'t the decision to take that risk be the subject of the patient\'s free and informed will? The incorporation of telemedicine platforms is ideal for managing several challenges posed by COVID-19, such as the decrease in face-to-face health care assistance. Can the patient really decide how he prefers to be consulted, or are we imposing the consultation model? There have been profound changes in healthcare systems. However, one must remember that there are ethical principles of biomedicine, that should always prevail?

Keywords:

COVID-19, Telemedicine, Remote Consultation, Bioethics, Personal Autonomy

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Fontes, A. F, Barbosa, R. B., Brito, D.. Where does patient autonomy live, in times of crisis in Portugal?. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/Aug). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/where-does-patient-autonomy-live-in-times-of-crisis-in-portugal/17709?id=17709



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