Ethical Principles in European National Dementia Strategies: A Framework Analysis
The prevalence of dementia is rising rapidly across the European Union, necessitating comprehensive national and international responses. National Dementia Strategies serve as key policy instruments, outlining priorities for dementia care across European countries. While numerous organizations have proposed ethical principles to guide dementia policy, limited knowledge exists on ethical priorities in EU dementia policies. This study examines the ethical principles embedded in European national dementia strategies, analyzing their definitions, contexts of application, and relative emphasis. Using framework analysis, this study systematically analyzed 17 European national dementia atrategies, identifying commonalities and variations in ethical priorities. Findings reveal a broad spectrum of ethical principles present across national dementia strategies throughout the EU. However, findings also suggest significant variations in how principles are interpreted.
Authors
- Lena Östlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-5135)
- Rodrigo Serrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3377-681X)
- Karina Palkova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6909-571X)
- Valentina Cannella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-0973)
- Rute Brites (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-933X)
- Therése Bielsten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9021-1802)
- Sigurd Lauridsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9222-6645)
- Linda Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-3165)
- Yeşim Işıl Ülman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5601-1508)
- Rosa Maria Fernambel Marques e Silva
- Bert Gordijn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3686-8659)
- Carsten Hinrichsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1993-9491)
- Iva Holmerová
- Nilüfer Korkmaz-Yaylagül
- Joanna Rymaszewska
- Tania Brandao
- Frederik Schou-Juul
- Gabija Jarašiūnaite-Fedosejeva
- Rastislav Ostríž
- José Atienza Carrasco
- Dorota Szczesniak
- Corinna Porteri
Institutions
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Vytautas Magnus University (LT)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Discovery Centre (CA)
- Acıbadem University (TR)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- Hospital Costa del Sol (ES)
- Akdeniz University Hospital (TR)
- Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli (IT)
- Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti (PT)
- Autonomous University of Lisbon (PT)
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem da Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Riga Stradiņš University (LV)
- Instituto Universitario BIOS (UY)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- Dublin City University (IE)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Jönköping University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Aging & Social Policy
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2025.2599117
- Primary Topic
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00