Autonomous Decision Making and Moral capacities

This article examines how people with type 2 diabetes perceive autonomous decision making and which moral capacities they consider important in diabetes nurses' support of autonomous decision making. Fifteen older adults with type 2 diabetes were interviewed in a nurse-led unit. First, the data...

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Authors: Moser, Albine (Author) ; Houtepen, Rob (Author) ; van der Bruggen, Harry (Author) ; Spreeuwenberg, Cor (Author) ; Widdershoven, Guy (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Sage 2009
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2009, 卷: 16, 发布: 2, Pages: 203-218
Further subjects:B Decision Making
B diabetes specialist nurses
B Hermeneutics
B Autonomy
B moral capacities
B Grounded Theory
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总结:This article examines how people with type 2 diabetes perceive autonomous decision making and which moral capacities they consider important in diabetes nurses' support of autonomous decision making. Fifteen older adults with type 2 diabetes were interviewed in a nurse-led unit. First, the data were analysed using the grounded theory method. The participants described a variety of decision-making processes in the nurse and family care-giver context. Later, descriptions of the decision-making processes were analysed using hermeneutic text interpretation. We suggest first- and second-order moral capacities that nurses specializing in diabetes need to promote the autonomous decision making of their patients. We recommend nurses to engage in ongoing, interactive reflective practice to further develop these moral capacities.
ISSN:1477-0989
Contains:Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0969733008100080