Biomaterial Database

Elder Self-Neglect: Another Ethical Dilemma for Physicians. 2017

Nancy Lutwak

A physician for 33 years and works at the VA NY Harbor Health Care System in Manhattan, and holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004552	Elder Abuse	Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel.	Abuse Experiences, Elder,Aged Abuse,Elder Abuse Experiences,Elder Maltreatment,Elder Mistreatment,Elder Neglect,Elderly Abuse,Experience of Elder Abuse,Senior Abuse,Senior Neglect,Abuse Experience, Elder,Abuse, Aged,Abuse, Elder,Abuse, Elderly,Abuse, Senior,Elder Abuse Experience,Elderly Abuses,Experience, Elder Abuse,Maltreatment, Elder,Mistreatment, Elder,Neglect, Elder,Neglect, Senior,Senior Abuses,Senior Neglects
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000203	Activities of Daily Living	The performance of the basic activities of self care, such as dressing, ambulation, or eating.	ADL,Chronic Limitation of Activity,Limitation of Activity, Chronic,Activities, Daily Living,Activity, Daily Living,Daily Living Activities,Daily Living Activity,Living Activities, Daily,Living Activity, Daily
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D012648	Self Care	Caring for self when ill or positive actions and adopting behaviors to prevent illness.	Self-Care,Care, Self