Sexuality in geriatrics poses ethical dilemmas, particularly for patients with cognitive disorders. What is the place of consent, presumption of competence and caregiver responsibility? A tool structuring these questions has facilitated collective decisions in the cognitive-behavioral unit to ensure respectful support for intimate relationships between patients. Ongoing reflection remains essential for optimal care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA geriatric mobile team was created in the emergency department of Cochin Hospital in Paris, in 2005. This key player in the multi-disciplinary management of elderly patients in the emergency department and in the geriatric care pathway, showed, during its 10-year of existence, its utility.
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