The lack of professionalism and ethics in the treatment of an elderly patient / Nedostatak profesionalizma i etike u tretmanu starijeg pacijenta

Abstract

An apparent decline in the birth rate that accompanies the aging population with prolonged life expectancy requires greater investment in the health care of the elderly. It is necessary to identify the conditions that naturally carries the older times, expect a slower recovery in comparison to young people, but do not exclude recovery in treatment.
In practice we often encounter indifference and neglect of an elderly patient by the medical staff, the assumption is that this is justified by insufficiently motivated patient.
Searching PubMed, PubMed Central, Google Scholar and HINARI, we analyzed how this topic is present in nivioma protects the health and recognizing the importance of personalized care for older patients in the world.
The results of many studies indicate that there is a neglect of elderly patients, resulting in poor outcome of care.
Requires additional training of staff working with elderly patients to improving attitudes and extreme improve the treatment of these patients.
Negative attitudes towards older patients contribute to business dissatisfaction medical staff.