Critical Reviews™ in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

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2005, Volume17

Issue 1

86 pages

DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i1

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Mark G. Kuczewski, PhD
Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics & Health Policy, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Avenue, Bldg. 120, Rm. 280, Maywood, IL 60153

Irma Fiedler, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin

In the bioethics, medical, and disability studies literature, ethical issues in the rehabilitation care of adult patients have received sporadic interest over the last 20 years. This overview of the literature focuses on the cornerstone of contemporary bioethics—the doctrine of informed consent. Problems in applying this doctrine to patients whose values and personal identity may be challenged by disease or injury, as well as radically altered life options, are addressed. Practical guidance regarding informed consent and decision-making capacity in the clinical setting is offered, highlighting the issues raised by evolving reimbursement structures, as well as the ethical issues involved in the quest for objective measures of quality of life.

DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v17.i1.20 Download article, 31-52 pages

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