Care of the Aged

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-61737-444-9
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

Reihe: Biomedical Ethics Reviews

In virtually all the developed countries of the Western world, people are living longer and reproducing less. At the same time, costs for the care of the elderly and infirm continue to rise dramatically. Given these facts, it should come as no surprise that we are experi encing an ever-increasing concern with questions relating to the proper care and treatment of the aged. What responsibilities do soci eties have to their aging citizens? What duties, if any, do grown chil dren owe their parents? What markers should we use to determine one's status as "elderly"? Does treatment of pain in aged patients present special medical and/or moral problems? How can the com peting claims of autonomy and optimal medical care be reconciled for elderly persons who require assisted living? When, if ever, should severely demented patients be included in nontherapeutic clinical tri als? These questions, and others of similar interest to those con cerned with the proper treatment of the aged, are discussed in depth in the articles included in this text. The essays in this volume of Biomedical Ethics Reviews fall loosely into two broad categories. The first four articles-those con tributed by Sheila M. Neysmith, Allyson Robichaud, Jennifer Jackson, and Susan McCarthy-raise general questions concerning the propri ety of Western society'S current mechanisms for dealing with and treat ing elderly citizens. The remaining four articles-those by Simon Woods and Max Elstein, Marshall B.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Humber, James M

Almeder, Robert F

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Geriatrie, Gerontologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Enter the Elderly Woman as Citizen: The Implications of a Feminist Ethics of Care.- Disrespecting Our Elders: Attitudes and Practices of Care(lessness).- Hazards of Decoupling Respect from Rights: The Inclusion of Elderly Severely Demented Patients in “Nontherapeutic” Clinical Trials.- Resolving Ethical Dilemmas in Community-Based Care: A New Set of Principles.- Care Home Ethics.- The Ethics of Pain Management in Older Adults.- Duties to Aging Parents.- Filial Obligation, Kant’s Duty of Beneficence, and Need.