Grant and deny autonomy. A study of the care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease in geriatric acute care units ; Faire et défaire la capacité d’autonomie. Enquête sur la prise en charge des patients atteints de la maladie d’Alzheimer hospitalisés en service gériatrique de soins aigus

In 2002, Belgium and France implemented a law that places patients and their right to autonomy at the center of the healthcare system. Based on the assumption that concepts and principles cannot be perceived independently of the way they are likely to be implemented in “ordinary life”, I applied an empirical-philosophical approach to the research field by choosing to examine what can be described as a borderline situation, bringing my attention to the issue of consent to medical care of patients with Alzheimer’s disease hospitalized in geriatric units for an acute health issue. Indeed, Alzheim... Mehr ...