[Patients' rights, being the fourth third of phlebology therapy. Tribute to Glauco Bassi].
Current social, cultural and ethnic patterns all have an influence on phlebology therapy. At the present time, the desire to improve the appearance of their legs is much stronger than before in subjects who have uncomplicated varicose veins. This must be taken into consideration. However, it should also be noted that "capillary phobias" are met with, and these are nothing more than neuroses due to lack of adaptation to present-day life and are certainly not curable by phlebology therapy. On the contrary, care should be taken not to practice "Utopian medicine" in chronic venous insufficiency by prescribing treatment that the patient cannot or does not want to carry out. For this reason, it is not sufficient to prescribe the most logical treatment; a careful examination should be undertaken of the patient's character, requirements, family circle and work, as well as the influence exerted upon him by current social behaviour. Above all, three observations should be made. Some patients undertake cures that are completely different from those prescribed by their phlebologist, since they still have faith in certain outmoded rules. Others put into practice fragments of medical knowledge that have been passed on by popular wisdom. Very often the case is met of post-phlebitis patients who are unable to put on and take off their support stockings and who are the victims of current social conditions which no longer oblige families to help their close relations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000628:therapy*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*
Les droits du malade, soit le quatrième tiers de la thérapie phlébologique. Hommage à Glauco Bassi.