Dilemas éticos ante la posibilidad de padecer la enfermedad de Alzheimer u otras demencias. Estudio exploratorio

Río, Asunción Álvarez-del; Marván, Ma. Luisa

doi:10.24875/gmm.20000848

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“…This study continues a recent line of research conceived to explore the opinions of mature adults on some ethical dilemmas in the care of people with dementia and their interest in maintaining control if they get sick -topics that had not been explored in our country (Álvarez-del Río & Marván, 2021). In this article, we report the results of a study that explored the opinions of mature adults about their expectations, wishes, and preferences about how to be treated if they developed dementia, as well as if they would like to be informed of their diagnosis and if they would like their relatives to be informed if they were the ones who suffered from the disease.…”

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Is there interest of Mexican adults in being prepared should they develop Alzheimer’s or other dementia?

Marván,

Castillo-López,

Onofre-Corredor

et al. 2023

Salud Ment

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Introduction. Alzheimer's disease, as well as other dementias, cause a progressive deterioration of cognitive functions, preventing patients from making decisions and having control over themselves in an advanced stage of the disease. Objective. To explore some expectations, wishes and preferences in a sample of mature adults should they develop Alzheimer or other dementia. Method. We surveyed 368 mature Mexican adults without dementia using a large survey created by the authors and used in a previous study; data were collected in some public places where mature people were invited to participate. The survey was completed from July 2019 to August 2020. Results. Although most participants had considered they might suffer from dementia in the future, less than half had communicated their wishes to their relatives about future medical treatments in case they could no longer decide for themselves; very few had prepared a written advance directive. Most participants agreed that patients should know their initial diagnosis, mainly to be able to prepare themselves. The main reason given by those who would prefer to hide the diagnosis was to avoid suffering. Discussion and conclusion. Our results highlight the need for health professionals to promote discussion with people about the possibility of suffering from dementia, as well as the importance of making decisions in advance, and letting their relatives know about them.

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confidence: 79%