Open AccessCase report on the legal assurance of Advance Care Planning in collective culture
Author(s) -
Miyatake Hirotomo,
Ozaki Akihiko,
Kotera Yasuhiro,
Sakamoto Ryo,
Bhandari Divya,
Uneno Yu,
Beniya Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5759
Subject(s) - medicine , legal culture , nursing , law , political science
This case report shows that there is a lack of a legal framework in Japan to protect patients' right during the end‐of‐life period, which hinders the implementation of ACP in medical practice. This report suggests that legal support can contribute to the advancement of ACP while addressing cultural differences.