Analysis of multicultural meta‐ethical clinical perceptions concerning life and death of patients

Abstract

Purpose

The prime objective of this article is related to dignified human beings as patients in clinical interventions. The main attention of such a perception focuses on observance of humaneness in relationships among physicians, patients, family members, and community at large. This paper aims to address these issues.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper examines in depth, analytical deliberations concerning traditional and modern values of medical care and healthcare knowledge and practices.

Findings

Therefore, we need to attest that we live in a global village in which multicultural people must live side‐by‐side, if they desire to peacefully coexist. We must assume that human values are based upon general agreements about ethical issues. Such agreements rely on a framework of equitable treatments of all mankind. Medical ethics is about committed codes and oaths of professional medical authorities to protect natural rights, human rights, and civil rights of patients in clinical interventions. It strives to achieve professional objectives to facilitate patients to be recovered from pain and suffering and regain their health in order to live the good life.

Practical implications

This paper is devoted to define the notions relevant to the philosophies of quality of life, ethical, and moral problems concerning clinical medicine, and preventive care systems. It analyzes certain ethical and moral distinctions between medical care and healthcare services, and indicates that cautions should be observed in discussing these notions within the context of preventive care and clinical care systems.

Originality/value

This paper explores the following questions: What is the meaning of a psychosomatic normal life? How life should be respected? What are the meta‐medical practices? What should be the logical and philosophical foundations for medical care and healthcare ethics? How should clinicians and practitioners respect not only cost‐benefit analysis but also consider cost‐effectiveness analysis in providing and promoting medical care and healthcare services for patients?

Citation

Parhizgar, F.F., Parhizgar, S.S. and Dean Parhizgar, K. (2009), "Analysis of multicultural meta‐ethical clinical perceptions concerning life and death of patients", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 19 No. 5, pp. 409-422. https://doi.org/10.1108/10595420910996028