https://repository.uaeh.edu.mx/revistas/index.php./MBR/issue/archive Mexican Bioethics Review ICSa Biannual Publication, Vol. 3, No. 5 (2021) 14-18 ISSN: 2683-2062 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ a Corresponding author, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0491-1368, Email: georgina_fernandez@uaeh.edu.mx b Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1940-012X, Email: rrodarte@uaeh.edu.mx c Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2316-3852, Email: joaquin_garcia@uaeh.edu.mx Received: 02//04/2021, Accepted: 28/04/2021, Published: 05/07/2021 Bioethics: Care of the elderly with Parkinson Bioética: Cuidado del adulto mayor con Parkinson Georgina Lorena Fernández Fernández a , Raúl Rodarte García b & Joaquín García Hernández c Abstract: Over time, older adults become more vulnerable and undergo physical and mental changes that make them much more fragile. Diseases such as arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, eating imbalances, heart ailments, hearing, visual and nervous system problems appear that affect their quality of life, as well as their family environment. In this context, for doctors and the family, the task of caring for a patient with Parkinson's is not easy, it implies medication, as well as the need to involve values, principles and ethical beliefs when caring for them. In this sense, it is necessary to reflect on professional and non-professional care in patients with Parkinson's in a care that must be based on respect, tolerance, patience and solidarity. Therefore, it is bioethics that promotes these attitudes of compassion and empathy towards older adults in the medical and family spheres with the aim that they can live this stage of their life with greater optimism and hope. Keywords: Aging, Ethics, Care, Illness, Medicine, Family Resumen: Con el paso del tiempo, los adultos mayores se vuelven más vulnerables y experimentan cambios físicos y mentales que los vuelve mucho más frágiles. Aparecen enfermedades como la artritis, la osteoporosis, la diabetes, desequilibrios alimentarios, padecimientos del corazón, problemas auditivos, visuales y del sistema nervioso que afectan su calidad de vida, así como a su entorno familiar. En este contexto, para los médicos y la familia, la labor de cuidar a un paciente con Parkinson no es sencilla, implica medicación, así como la necesidad de involucrar valores, principios y creencias éticas a la hora de atenderlos. En este sentido, es necesario reflexionar acerca de los cuidados profesionales y no profesionales en el paciente con Parkinson en un cuidado que debe basarse en el respeto, la tolerancia, la paciencia y la solidaridad. Por lo tanto, es la bioética quien habrá de promover en los ámbitos médico y familiar estas actitudes de compasión y empatía hacia los adultos mayores con el objetivo de que puedan vivir con mayor optimismo y esperanza esta etapa de su vida. Palabras Clave: Envejecimiento, Ética, Cuidado, Enfermedad, Medicina, Familia INTRODUCTION Older adults present changes associated with aging, which is the consequence of the accumulation of physical, mental and emotional damage that diminishes their capacities and increases the possibility of death. Now, these changes are not even, as there are septuagenarians who enjoy good health, while others are fragile and require greater attention and care, as a result of suffering from chronic degenerative diseases (World Health Organization [WHO], 2018). Diseases that occur in older adults such as arterial hypertension, depression, diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, cerebrovascular problems, anemia, vision problems, hearing system discomfort and nervous system ailments such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, can increase or decrease at different levels, causing medical and family dependence in order to meet their daily life needs (Romero, 2011). Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive disease of the nervous system and primarily affects movement; symptoms are usually gradual and may be barely noticeable, others may cause muscle stiffness, alterations in posture and balance, as well as changes in speech and writing, which diminishes the physical and emotional capacity of the patient who will need support at all times.