Self-neglect: the role of judgements and applied ethics

Nurs Stand. 2005 Jan;19(18):45-51; quiz 52, 54. doi: 10.7748/ns2005.01.19.18.45.c3785.

Abstract

Self-neglect is more common than currently recognised. This article highlights the issue of self-neglect and the accompanying ethical values and judgements associated with it. A multidisciplinary framework for managing self-neglect is also described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Attitude of Health Personnel / ethnology*
  • Attitude to Health / ethnology
  • Decision Making
  • Female
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Humans
  • Hygiene
  • Judgment / ethics*
  • Life Style
  • Mass Media
  • Mental Competency
  • Mental Disorders / complications
  • Moral Obligations
  • Needs Assessment
  • Nurse's Role
  • Patient Care Team / ethics
  • Patient Care Team / organization & administration
  • Personal Autonomy*
  • Prejudice
  • Self-Injurious Behavior* / diagnosis
  • Self-Injurious Behavior* / etiology
  • Self-Injurious Behavior* / therapy
  • Social Perception
  • Social Responsibility
  • Social Values / ethnology*
  • United Kingdom