@entity64 care is diverse, contributing to complex ethical dilemmas and controversies. In Greece, continuing austerity measures and an ageing population are expected to increase the burden of @entity64 on health care delivery. We sought to explore ethical views and stances of health care professionals caring for @entity64 @entity1 in Greece. Forms of discrimination against elderly hospitalized @entity1 were also addressed. A qualitative design was adopted whereby an informal focus group interview and follow-up, face-to-face individual interviews were undertaken. The sample consisted of 12 nurses working in clinical areas with @entity64 @entity1 . Their mean age was 31  years with a mean work experience of 10  years. Individual discussions were audio taped after subject consent and were transcribed verbatim subsequently for keywords-in-context analysis. Analysis of the focus interview revealed several recurring themes, namely, ward destination, admission policies, the concepts of age as related to @entity64 . Individual interviews highlighted several other topics, such as preferences for specific types of @entity1 , communication capacity of the @entity1 's condition, and his or her individual characteristics as a favoring or limiting factors, and challenges to age-related criteria for treatment. There is an age-related criteria of 65  years for ward destination after @entity64 as set by a ministerial decree, which is still practiced. Moreover, younger @entity64 @entity1 may be offered more thorough assessments and clinical tests and therapies. Discrepancies in the level of care pose an ethical concern regarding levels of care for older @entity64 @entity1 in Greece. A longstanding, age-related national policy in Greece regarding hospital admission criteria is shown to be a detrimental influence on ward admission for @entity64 @entity1 . This policy, coupled with prehospital care protocols, was shown to promote ageism against this @entity1 group. The age-related agenda in the Greek health care system has suffused care delivery with pockets of discrimination.

A qualitative study on discrimination and ethical implications in XXXX care in contemporary Greece.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient', 'patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke', 'Contemporary stroke']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
