[Home care for the elderly: problem or solution?].
Home care for the elderly has become an important health care tool in both developed and developing countries. However, several ethical, social, and operational concerns have received insufficient attention, and the Brazilian literature on this theme is limited. Starting with a bibliographic review on home care, this paper takes a bioethical approach to potential problems arising from this growing and important patient care modality. A broader ethical approach is needed to implement home care for the elderly, with policies to protect the patient, family, and caregiver, aimed at improving the quality of this program format.
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. cirofloriani@terra.com.br
Ciro Augusto
CA
Floriani
Fermin Roland
FR
Schramm
D000368:Aged; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D017028:Caregivers; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000941:ethics*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care