UID:
almafu_9959327642002883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 212 pages) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9781444316414
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1444316419
,
1444316427
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9781444316421
,
140518342X
,
9781405183420
Content:
The notion of quality of life has for several decades been well-established in ethical debate about health care and the care of older people. Dignity in Care for Older People highlights the notion of dignity within the care of the elderly, focusing on the importance of theoretical concepts. Primarily based on a Research Project, Dignity and Older Europeans, funded by the European Commission, this book provides a thorough investigation of the concept of dignity and related concepts such as quality of life and autonomy. It includes a chapter devoted to the dignity of human embodiment, emphasizi.
Note:
Health, autonomy, and quality of life : some basic concepts in the theory of health care and the care of older people / Lennart Nordenfelt -- The concept of dignity / Lennart Nordenfelt -- Being body : the dignity of human embodiment / Jennifer Bullington -- Dignity and dementia : an analysis of dignity of identity and dignity work in a small residential home / Magnus Öhlander -- Dignity and older spouses with dementia / Ingrid Hellström -- Caring for older people : why dignity matters : the European experience / Win Tadd and Michael Calnan -- A dignified death and identity-promoting care / Britt-Marie Ternestedt -- Dignity and the dead / Göran Lantz -- Dignity as an object of empirical study : experiences from two research programmes / Lennart Nordenfelt.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Dignity in care for older people. Chichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 ISBN 9781405183420
Additional Edition:
ISBN 140518342X
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1002/9781444316414
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444316414
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444316414
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444316414
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