<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The clinical use of placebo that involves some ethical issues has led to much controversy. From the standpoint of both supporters and opponents, this article discusses this topic from three ethical principles such as beneficence, justice, and autonomy and also gives the recommendations. Finally, the moral dilemma caused by the different views between nurses and doctors in clinical practice is discussed.</p></abstract>

The clinical use of placebo that involves some ethical issues has led to much controversy. From the standpoint of both supporters and opponents, this article discusses this topic from three ethical principles such as beneficence, justice, and autonomy and also gives the recommendations. Finally, the moral dilemma caused by the different views between nurses and doctors in clinical practice is discussed.

The ethical dilemma of placebo use in clinical practice

Frontiers of Nursing

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The clinical use of placebo that involves some ethical issues has led to much controversy. From the standpoint of both supporters and opponents, this article...

The ethical dilemma of placebo use in clinical practice

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Oct 02, 2020

Page range: 203 - 208

Received: Nov 18, 2019

Accepted: Dec 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0033

Keywords
placebo, ethical dilemma, moral distress

© 2020 Chun-Yi Xu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The ethical dilemma of placebo use in clinical practice

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Oct 02, 2020

Page range: 203 - 208

Received: Nov 18, 2019

Accepted: Dec 20, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2020-0033

Keywordsplacebo, ethical dilemma, moral distress

© 2020 Chun-Yi Xu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
placebo, ethical dilemma, moral distress