Gitlin Laura N, Hodgson Nancy A
Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and School of Medicine in Baltimore, where she is also the director of the Center for Innovative Care in Aging.
Associate professor and the Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia.
AMA J Ethics. 2016 Dec 1;18(12):1171-1181. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.ecas1-1612.
Using a clinical case example, we examine whether health and human service professionals have a moral obligation to assess and address the needs of family caregivers of persons with dementia and, if so, the challenges in doing so under current health care and reimbursement mechanisms. We also discuss specific strategies for involving caregivers.
通过一个临床案例,我们探讨卫生和公共服务专业人员是否有道德义务去评估和满足痴呆症患者家庭护理人员的需求,如果有,在当前医疗保健和报销机制下这样做所面临的挑战。我们还讨论了让护理人员参与的具体策略。