Abstract
This scoping review examines the “System for Decisions to Forgo Life-Sustaining
Treatment” in Korea from 2018 to 2022 and is based on an analysis of 285
research studies, published in either domestic or international journals. Of the
articles examined, 164 (57.5%) focused on issues related to health science,
while 121 (42.5%) addressed ethical and legal aspects of the system. Articles in
the former category of health science focused on advance care plans,
contemplation on death, decision-making, end-of-life care, biomedical ethics,
and psychosocial factors. Articles in the latter category of the ethical and
legal aspects of the system focused on legal challenges, the right to
self-determination, death with dignity, surrogate decision-making, contemplation
of death, biomedical ethics, and legal frameworks. To ensure the system’s stable
integration into society during this transitional period, it is crucial to
continuously assess its operation in clinical settings. Efforts to establish a
societal consensus on dignified end-of-life experiences and to conduct future
multidisciplinary research should persist.
Funder
Gyeongsang National University
Publisher
The Korean Society for Medical Ethics
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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