Which of these would most interfere in a patient's ability to make an autonomous decision about his or her own health care?
a. Authoritarian family relationships
b. Past experience with hospitalization
c. Lower socioeconomic status
d. Lack of information about treatment
ANS: D
Autonomy in health care refers to those individuals who are considered capable and competent making health-care decisions for themselves, but to do so, individuals must first have the information to make the decision. The other choices could influence decisions but not as greatly as information.
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