title: Dementia and ethics: the views of informal carers.
abstract: There has been little work on the ethical issues facing non-professionals who care for relatives or others with dementia. A qualitative pilot study was conducted in ten such individuals, eight of them women, caring for persons drawn mainly from one general practice. The interviews indicated that many of the dilemmas faced by carers are ethical and that the issues differ from those faced by professionals. Ethical issues are sometimes the most troublesome matter for carers. Unlike issues for professionals, they arise from a personal context and are shaped by long-term relationships.
authors: Old Age Psychiatry, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors: Julian C
authors: JC
authors: Hughes
authors: Tony
authors: T
authors: Hope
authors: Steve
authors: S
authors: Reader
authors: Dee
authors: D
authors: Rice
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001519:Behavior; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions; D004989:Ethics; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects