Los derechos de los familiares de los pacientes

  1. Mª Teresa de Jesús Vecillas Sevilla 1
  2. Ángel Alfredo Martínez Ques
  1. 1 Enfermera. Servicio de Oftalmología. Complexo Hospitalario de Ourense, España
Journal:
Ética de los cuidados: Humanización en salud

ISSN: 1988-7973

Year of publication: 2009

Volume: 2

Issue: 4

Type: Article

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Abstract

The disease process affects not only the sick person, but extends to the realm of family relationships. Despite advances in the humanization of care that have occurred in recent years has barely changed with regard to possible rights of relatives of the patient. The regulation on health in Spain contains references to the family of a different nature. Throughout this work, what are the rights enumerated in the law and the ethical issues that affect family caregivers.