COVID -19: Looking Through Patient’s Perspective And Experiences.

[摘要] The 4 important ethical issues in medical practice include Patient Autonomy, Beneficence,Nonmaleficence and Justice. But with the onset of the global pandemic Covid-19 following the protocol for thegreater benefit of the mass has been on emphasis and the key doctrines of medical practice stands at a stake.In this case series we would like to highlight the patients perspective and experience with respect to thedisease and related ethical concern. We have discussed about the mediocre of the situation for an ethicalmedical practice. To study the Covid-19 patient’s perspective and experience about the disease and, also toassess the conformity of the Covid-19 patient’s treatment with medical and social ethics. This is a crosssectional case series study where in case histories of three COVID-19 patients are described. The case historieswere obtained from news articles available online. The case series illustrates the ordeals and experiences of theCOVID-19 patients during the disease. The COVID-19 patients as discussed in the cases were not given theAutonomy of choosing their hospitalization or their treatment. In case 2 the principle of beneficence which isprima facie has been over ruled by the principle of utility. The principle of justice to provide treatment to thepatients and equal opportunity for best treatment has been at odds. With the limited knowledge of the disease,its spread, its changing pathogenesis, nonmaleficence is also at stake. From the case narrations it is clear thatCOVID-19, not only affects the physical health, it also takes a toll on the mental health of the patients and theirattendees. At the same time following the key components of the ethical medical practice i.e. autonomy,beneficence, non-maleficence and justice has been a mirage for the health care providers.

[学科分类] 工程和技术（综合）

[关键词] COVID-19;patients;autonomy.