Urbanyi Mafalda, Molloy D William, Lever Judith A
Can Fam Physician. 1992 Oct;38:2357-61.
The treatment of incompetent older people presents physicians and family members with complex medical, ethical, moral, and legal problems. This article explores the use of advance health care directives in the decision-making process, the qualities of the "ideal" directive, practical and legal issues relating to directives, and the role of the family physician in their implementation.
对无行为能力老年人的治疗给医生和家庭成员带来了复杂的医学、伦理、道德和法律问题。本文探讨了在决策过程中预先医疗指示的使用、“理想”指示的特点、与指示相关的实际和法律问题,以及家庭医生在其实施中的作用。