Ethical considerations on the value of patient knowledge in long-term care: A qualitative study of patients suffering from Korsakoff ’s syndrome

Aim:This study explores experiences of patients suffering from Korsakoff’s syndrome. It contributes to improved reflection on the value of patient knowledge.Background:An ethics of care perspective states the importance of moving to patients in their vulnerable state of being, and to figure out pati...

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Authors: van den Hooff, Susanne L (Author) ; Goossensen, Anne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2015
In: Nursing ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 377-388
Further subjects:B involuntary admission
B Dignity
B patient knowledge
B Korsakoff’s syndrome
B Vulnerability
B Recognition
B ethics of care
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