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  • Medical Ethics

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  • Delirium is a significant healthcare issue with severe outcomes, frequently managed sub-optimally.
  • Care deficits in delirium stem from its unique impact on the patient's self-perception.
  • This disruption can lead to loss of behavioral control and dehumanization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address suboptimal delirium management by exploring the role of self-perception.
  • To propose a novel framework for understanding and treating delirium.
  • To enhance the patient-carer relationship within an ethics of care model.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis drawing from philosophy and cognitive science.
  • Development of an expanded view of the self to interpret pathological behavior.
  • Integration of an ethics of care approach to reframe patient-carer interactions.

Main Results:

  • Pathological behaviors in delirium can be understood as disruptions of thought processes.
  • An expanded self-concept aids clinicians in comprehending patient behavior.
  • Reframing the patient-carer relationship through an ethics of care is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Novel propositions can foster more effective and compassionate delirium care.
  • An integrated approach enhances understanding and treatment of delirium.
  • Improved patient-carer relationships are central to better delirium management.