| Surgical patient advocacy: Role and value in surgery. | |
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PMID: 22305823 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Patient advocacy may be necessary during medical care in the home or office as well as during hospitalization in either private or public sector care. Patients may choose a relative, a close friend or a physician as their patient advocate. The patient advocate may provide physical assistance and usually accompanies the patient throughout the course of disease. By agreeing to the presence of a patient advocate during visits, the patient implicitly acknowledges that confidentiality may be breached. Patient advocates may be particularly useful for the patient in case of severe disease or poor prognosis. The advocate becomes an intermediary contact and, at the same time, provides educational, relational and psychological support for the patient. The patient advocate should be consulted when the patient is incapable of making his own decisions. The patient advocate is supposed to be able to express the wishes of the patient, when the latter is incapable of doing so. The patient should therefore choose someone who, in his judgment, is competent to voice the patient's opinion for him. When the patient advocate remains at the patient's side at the end of life, whether in the hospital or at the patient's home, the advocate can benefit from "family solidarity leave" and obtain a daily stipend if this interrupts his or her professional activity. |
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C Manaouil; D Manaouil; O Jardé |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-2 |
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Title: Journal of visceral surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1878-7886 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101532664 Medline TA: J Visc Surg Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. |
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Service de médecine légale et sociale, CHU d'Amiens-Picardie, place Victor-Pauchet, 80054 Amiens cedex 1, France; UFR de médecine, université de Picardie Jules-Verne, 80000 Amiens, France. |
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