Ethical difficulties in Medical Rehabilitation in Romania – Case study

Abstract

In the field of medical rehabilitation, our patients are often in a vulnerable state and are unable to process the real dimension of their illness, so the way that disability is discussed with the patient and his/her family is crucial in the process of understanding their condition and the realistic rehabilitation outcomes. In Romania, these aspects developed later after the ending of the communist period, after we became part of different groupings such as EU and we started to establish good social networks. After a traumatic condition that changes the patient’s and his family’s life the medical decision concerns not only the short-term outcome, but also long-term disability management for daily-life activities.