Professional consensus based | | | | | |
It is her right to know | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
She is competent | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
Importance of honesty/trust | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
She is the patient, not the parents | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Doctor’s duty to inform her | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Non-professional consensus based | | | | | |
Negative effect if she finds out/she will work it out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
In her best interests | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
But tell parents you are going to inform her | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
She can live with the knowledge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Reasons given for not telling | | | | | |
Parents know her best | 9 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 45 |
Enjoy time left/quality of life | 15 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
She is not competent | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
But if she asks! | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
Respect parents’ wishes | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Negative effect on parents | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
Negative effect on Sunitha | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
But convince parents to tell her | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
She will work it out | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
What good will it do? | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Parents have her best interests at heart | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Parents’ right to decide/legal guardians | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
I agree with their decision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
As long as they are thinking of Sunitha | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
From personal experience | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Miracles can happen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Arrange counselling for parents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |