Negrete RMI

Language: Spanish
References: 4
Page: 79-84
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ABSTRACT

This article reflects on the dynamics involved in hospitalization of the elderly, a realm where the health professional is confronted by a number of ethical situations such as the exclusion of the elders in issues regarding their decision-making capability, the insistence on life-sustaining interventions by the physician. Some key standards and principles concerning decision-making by these patients are here reviewed. Since elders belong to a vulnerable group, this article also analyzes the principles of vulnerability and personal dignity as stated by UNESCO’s Bioethics International Committee.

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2. Kóltringer P. El anciano: de sabio a menesteroso. Persona y Bioética, 1998; 3.

3. Pérez-Melero A. Aspectos éticos del cuidado de los ancianos. Manual de ética y legislación en enfermería. Madrid, Mosby, 2000.

4. Comité Internacional de Bioética, UNESCO. Principio de vulnerabilidad y respeto a la integridad personal. Documento de trabajo para la 16ª sesión del Comité Internacional de Bioética de la UNESCO. México, noviembre de 2009.