'Trust me, I'm a doctor': a qualitative study of the role of paternalism and older people in decision-making when they have lost their capacity.

CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the paternalistic model within medical care can be an expectation of some older patients and if taking a paternalistic approach we should not underestimate the trust and power that is imparted to us.
PMID: 28990400 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - October 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cole J, Kiriaev O, Malpas P, Cheung G Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research