title: [Ethical problems in geriatrics from the family physician's viewpoint].
abstract: The picture of the 'youthful elderly' will develop further in a positive way because elderly people will not only experience a further increase of their average life-expectancy but also of their physical and psychic health and efficiency. Strict adhesion to calendar data means for the elderly that he is easily excluded from social performance and functionality of life. In order to meet the needs and expectations of the elder generation we need more overlapping linking of the different life periods, i.e. more sensitivity for individual arrangements. Increasing burden on the younger generation by increasing multimorbidity and needs for nursing may evoke responsibility for our patients. Therefore we practitioners should readily fulfill our duty to be in charge for the wellbeing of our aging patients. Social sensitivity for dignity in borderline situations depends on the acceptance of illness and needs for nursing as a natural part of our human existence.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Fakultät der RWTH, Aachen.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kruse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000592:standards; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011788:Quality of Life
vernacular_title: Ethische Probleme in der Geriatrie aus der Sicht des Hausarztes.