RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Dilemma of Goodness: Acknowledging Beneficence Tension in the Search for Consensus
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 674
OP 676
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100078
VO 23
IS 5
A1 W. David Clark
YR 2010
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/5/674.abstract
AB Patient care in family medicine and palliative medicine involves important communication with stakeholders. Beneficence is assumed to be crucial to achieving consensus in these encounters. However, stakeholders may have different perspectives of beneficence. The term beneficence tension is introduced to conceptualize these differing perspectives. Acknowledging beneficence tension is suggested as a way to enhance effective communication with patients and families.