Contemporary medical ethics requires providing healthcare services in accordance with the
patient's values, preferences and interests based on the rights to self-determination and …

Universal health coverage (UHC) has been elevated to the status of a global policy target,
but this was at the expense of losing its aspirational meaning. As a case in point, Turkey has …

Understanding dental ethics as a field separate from its much better known counterpart,
medical ethics, is a relatively new, but necessary approach in bioethics. This need is …

This paper examines the ethico-legal problems regarding the right to refuse treatment in
Turkey's healthcare system. We discuss these problems in the light of a recent case that was …

Admission to an intensive care unit is a traumatic event for many patients' relatives. Also, the
relatives may be subject to many requirements to during this process. Therefore, it is very …

This study investigates the views of contemporary Muslim jurists about withdrawing
treatment of the terminally ill. Its aim is threefold. Firstly, it analyses jurists' views concerning …

The development of new life-sustaining treatments may result in lives with questionable life
quality or may sometimes extend the duration of death. Under these circumstances, patients …

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pain intensity levels and clinical
symptoms on the treatment preferences of patients with endodontically involved teeth in a …

This study aimed to examine the thoughts and expectations of patients receiving healthcare
from their physicians and evaluate the ethical aspects of these thoughts and expectations …

Previous research shows that perceived autonomy support is significantly associated with
positive health outcomes for different clinical populations. However, there is not a …