Quality of Life Assessment and Ethical Decision-Making in End-of-Life Care
Abstrak
In end-of-life care, quality of life (QoL) assessment serves as a critical basis for nursing and medical decision-making. However, the concept faces challenges such as high subjectivity, difficulties in quantification, and irreducible individual differences. By integrating patients' self-assessments with intersubjective rational standards, QoL evaluation can better reflect individual realities and support more personalized judgments. Practically, QoL assessments primarily influence three types of decisions. First, the use of continuous sedation, which requires balancing pain relief against potential side effects. Second, when patients refuse treatment, their autonomy must be respected while evaluating the practical consequences. Third, when treatment is deemed futile, ethical justification for intervention should be ensured through a comprehensive consideration of patient interests, risks, allocation of medical resources, and the needs of family members.
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Yuhang GUO
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- 2026
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- 10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2026.02.10
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