Elleke Landeweer, Nina Hovenga, Suzie Noten, Floor Vinckers, Jasper de Witte, Annerieke Stoop, Sytse Zuidema
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, national governments took restrictive measures, such as a visitors ban, prohibition of group activities and quarantine, to protect nursing home residents against infections. As 'safety' prevailed, residents and close relatives had no choice but to accept the restrictions. Their perspectives are relevant because the policies had a major impact on them, but they were excluded from the policy decisions. In this study we looked into the moral attitudes of residents, close relatives and volunteers regarding the restrictions in retrospect, and what moral lessons they considered important...
September 6, 2023: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine: PEHM