Fair allocation of telemedical counseling services in early detection of Alzheimer's disease: Empirically informed ethical considerations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Counseling for early Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection is essential, especially regarding emerging blood-based biomarkers. The increasing need for counseling requires innovative approaches and simultaneously consideration of ethical issues.

Ethical considerations

Telemedicine is discussed as a means of providing more accessible and fairer health care. Nevertheless, barriers to accessing telemedicine are important to consider, such as required technical hardware and ethical criteria regarding interpersonal counseling, including individual adaptation of information to ensure self-determined decision-making. Regarding resource allocation, issues must be considered before telemedicine is implemented.

Theoretical reflection

Fair counseling structures require

SUBMITTER: Roth F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12531415 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature