RT Book
T1 Dignity in care for older people
A2 Nordenfelt, Lennart 1945-
LA English
PP Chichester, U.K Ames, Iowa
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1679645684
AB 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.
AB 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
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN RA564.8
SN 1444316419
SN 1444316427
SN 140518342X
SN 9781444316421
SN 9781444316414
SN 9781405183420
K1 Older people : Medical care
K1 Dignity
K1 Quality of life
K1 Geriatrics : ethics
K1 Health Services for the Aged : ethics
K1 Aged : psychology
K1 Personal Autonomy
K1 MEDICAL ; Preventive Medicine
K1 HEALTH & FITNESS ; Healthy Living
K1 HEALTH & FITNESS ; Reference
K1 HEALTH & FITNESS ; Holism
K1 Older people ; Medical care
K1 Bejaardenzorg
K1 Menselijke waardigheid
K1 Äldrevård
DO 10.1002/9781444316414