Health Technology Assessment of Occupational therapy in Elderly with Dementia from Ethical and Legal Aspects
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Dementia is a major health problem due to the high costs of treatment, high prevalence in the elderly, severe consequences, and the imposition of physical and psychological stresses on families of the patients. Occupational therapy is one of the most important approaches among many technologies employed for helping the patient and reducing the burden of healthcare for patients. This applied study aimed to investigate the ethical and legal aspects of occupational therapy technology in the elderly with dementia using qualitative methods. The study population consisted of 12 specialists and practitioners in the field of dementia and elderly services in the country. Data collection was carried out by interviewing the expert subjects. The results of this study showed that beneficence/non- maleficence, autonomy/informed consent, maintaining dignity/respect for persons, concern for equality and justice in accessing services, legal support for technology use, need for the principle of discretion, and patient confidentiality, and proper technology utilization are seven major ethical and legal challenges in occupational therapy technology in the country. According to the results, lack of insurance coverage for occupational therapy technology and the lack of access to this service for the elderly are major barriers to its application and the Ministry of Health must provide the initiatives for its implementation across the country and place it in the elderly service package.
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volume 13 issue 1
pages 263- 272
publication date 2020-03
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