[Ethical dimensions of prevention and planning in assisted-living facilities during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (Covid-19): a public health emergency.]
Valle Coronado‐Vázquez, Josefa Castro-Martín, Carmen Cámara-Escribano, Juan Gómez‐Salgado, Cristina Martín-López, Juan Jesús García‐Iglesias
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (Covid-19) has had a major impact on residents of assisted-living facilities. While it is plausible that the characteristics of these patients and their special clinical fragility have contributed to their greater vulnerability to infection, other related factors cannot be ruled out, such as the quality of management at these centers and the lack of planning for actions taken before and during the health crisis. Both aspects pertain to the field of public health, where the ethics of the common good conflicts with the autonomy of the individual.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPublic healthVirologyBetacoronavirusMedicineNursingInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPathologyDiseaseDisaster Response and ManagementGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints