Barber C E, Lyness K P
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523-1570, USA.
Home Health Care Serv Q. 2001;20(3):1-26. doi: 10.1300/J027v20n03_01.
Despite a considerable literature on family care of the elderly, comparatively little attention has been devoted to the ethical dimensions of caring for frail and dependent older family members. Nor is there an extensive literature available to guide family therapists or others in the helping professions who work with families experiencing ethical dilemmas and issues associated with caring for elderly loved ones. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the ethical dilemmas families face in caring for an elderly loved one, and to identify several ethical principles that can be used to address these dilemmas. There is an explicit focus on families caring for aged parents afflicted with a dementia such as Alzheimer's disease.
尽管关于老年人家庭护理的文献颇为丰富，但相对而言，对照顾体弱且依赖他人的老年家庭成员所涉及的伦理层面关注较少。对于那些与面临伦理困境以及与照顾老年亲人相关问题的家庭打交道的家庭治疗师或其他助人行业的专业人士来说，也没有大量的文献可供指导。本文的目的是突出家庭在照顾老年亲人时所面临的一些伦理困境，并确定若干可用于解决这些困境的伦理原则。本文明确聚焦于照顾患有诸如阿尔茨海默病等痴呆症的年迈父母的家庭。
