The right to information and the autonomy of the hospitalized elderly

Authors

  • Ana Claudia de Oliveira Faculdade de Saúde Pública
  • Paulo Antonio de Carvalho Fortes Faculdade de Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341999000100007

Keywords:

Aged, Handicapped advocacy

Abstract

It was carried out a study with the aim to analyse the autonomy of hospitalised elderly, based on the comprehension about their rights of information and the informed consent on proposals of diagnosis and terapheutics. The results showed patient's lack of information, dissatisfaction on the degree of information. It was also verified that the patient's family frequently acts as information intermediary between the health team and the patient. Therefore, autonomy process of decision making was compromissed, as well as the informed consent of the elderly.

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Published

1999-03-01

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 1 (1999)

Section

Original Articles

License

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Oliveira, A. C. de, & Fortes, P. A. de C. (1999). The right to information and the autonomy of the hospitalized elderly. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 33(1), 59-65. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341999000100007