Dignity in care for older people [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lennart Nordenfelt |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
Disciplina |
362.6
613/.0438 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NordenfeltLennart <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care
Dignity Quality of life |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-34377-7
9786612343773 1-118-28870-X 1-4443-1641-9 1-4443-1642-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Dignity in Care for Older People; Contents; Preface; Contributors; An Outline of the Book; Preamble: the Case of David and Rebecca; Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations; 1: Health, Autonomy and Quality of Life: Some Basic Concepts in the Theory of Health Care and the Care of Older People; Introduction; 1.1 Health; 1.2 Quality of life; 1.3 Autonomy; 1.4 Integrity; 1.5 Final remarks on the basic values; References; 2: The Concept of Dignity; Introduction; 2.1 The definition of dignity; 2.2 Dignity: towards an analysis; 2.3 Relationships between the notions of dignity
2.4 Further explorations on dignity. A commentary on some other authors2.5 Dignity and older people; References; 3: Being Body: The Dignity of Human Embodiment; Introduction; 3.1 The objective b ody and the lived body; 3.2 The dignity of the human body; 3.3 Implications for health care; References; Part II: Dignity and Older People: Some Empirical Findings; 4: Dignity and Dementia: An Analysis of Dignity of Identity and Dignity Work in a Small Residential Home; Introduction; 4.1 Living together in a residential home; 4.2 The homelike nature of the residential home; 4.3 Activities and routines 4.4 Identity4.5 Home, sweet home; 4.6 Dignity, normality and culture; 4.7 Summary and concluding remarks on dignity work, normality and power; References; 5: Dignity and Older Spouses with Dementia; Introduction; 5.1 Dignity in spousal relationships; 5.2 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6: Caring for Older People: Why Dignity Matters - the European Experience; Introduction; 6.1 The Dignity and Older Europeans study; 6.2 Findings; 6.3 Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7: A Dignified Death and Identity-Promoting Care; Introduction; 7.1 A dignified or good death 7.2 Being allowed to be the person one is and to decide for oneself7.3 Death as a religious, medical and private event; 7.4 Extended identity close to death; 7.5 Threats to identity close to death; 7.6 Identity-promoting care; 7.7 Conclusion and reflections; References; 8: Dignity and the Dead; Introduction; 8.1 The view of the d ead person; 8.2 The dead as persons; 8.3 Change and continuity; 8.4 The necessary psychological change; 8.5 Brain death as a special category; 8.6 Fear of the dead person; 8.7 The rights of the dead; 8.8 Who owns the dead?; 8.9 Religious aspects 8.10 The dignity of the deadReferences; 9: Dignity as an Object of Empirical Study: Experiences from Two Research Programmes; 9.1 General considerations; 9.2 Basic ethical concepts: a comparison between the DOE project and the Home project; 9.3 Salient aspects of the care of seriously ill older people in the Swedish context; 9.4 Conclusions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139779803321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Dignity in care for older people [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lennart Nordenfelt |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
Disciplina |
362.6
613/.0438 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NordenfeltLennart <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care
Dignity Quality of life |
ISBN |
1-282-34377-7
9786612343773 1-118-28870-X 1-4443-1641-9 1-4443-1642-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Dignity in Care for Older People; Contents; Preface; Contributors; An Outline of the Book; Preamble: the Case of David and Rebecca; Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations; 1: Health, Autonomy and Quality of Life: Some Basic Concepts in the Theory of Health Care and the Care of Older People; Introduction; 1.1 Health; 1.2 Quality of life; 1.3 Autonomy; 1.4 Integrity; 1.5 Final remarks on the basic values; References; 2: The Concept of Dignity; Introduction; 2.1 The definition of dignity; 2.2 Dignity: towards an analysis; 2.3 Relationships between the notions of dignity
2.4 Further explorations on dignity. A commentary on some other authors2.5 Dignity and older people; References; 3: Being Body: The Dignity of Human Embodiment; Introduction; 3.1 The objective b ody and the lived body; 3.2 The dignity of the human body; 3.3 Implications for health care; References; Part II: Dignity and Older People: Some Empirical Findings; 4: Dignity and Dementia: An Analysis of Dignity of Identity and Dignity Work in a Small Residential Home; Introduction; 4.1 Living together in a residential home; 4.2 The homelike nature of the residential home; 4.3 Activities and routines 4.4 Identity4.5 Home, sweet home; 4.6 Dignity, normality and culture; 4.7 Summary and concluding remarks on dignity work, normality and power; References; 5: Dignity and Older Spouses with Dementia; Introduction; 5.1 Dignity in spousal relationships; 5.2 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6: Caring for Older People: Why Dignity Matters - the European Experience; Introduction; 6.1 The Dignity and Older Europeans study; 6.2 Findings; 6.3 Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7: A Dignified Death and Identity-Promoting Care; Introduction; 7.1 A dignified or good death 7.2 Being allowed to be the person one is and to decide for oneself7.3 Death as a religious, medical and private event; 7.4 Extended identity close to death; 7.5 Threats to identity close to death; 7.6 Identity-promoting care; 7.7 Conclusion and reflections; References; 8: Dignity and the Dead; Introduction; 8.1 The view of the d ead person; 8.2 The dead as persons; 8.3 Change and continuity; 8.4 The necessary psychological change; 8.5 Brain death as a special category; 8.6 Fear of the dead person; 8.7 The rights of the dead; 8.8 Who owns the dead?; 8.9 Religious aspects 8.10 The dignity of the deadReferences; 9: Dignity as an Object of Empirical Study: Experiences from Two Research Programmes; 9.1 General considerations; 9.2 Basic ethical concepts: a comparison between the DOE project and the Home project; 9.3 Salient aspects of the care of seriously ill older people in the Swedish context; 9.4 Conclusions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829838303321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dignity in care for older people [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Lennart Nordenfelt |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
Disciplina |
362.6
613/.0438 |
Altri autori (Persone) | NordenfeltLennart <1945-> |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - Medical care
Dignity Quality of life |
ISBN |
1-282-34377-7
9786612343773 1-118-28870-X 1-4443-1641-9 1-4443-1642-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Dignity in Care for Older People; Contents; Preface; Contributors; An Outline of the Book; Preamble: the Case of David and Rebecca; Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations; 1: Health, Autonomy and Quality of Life: Some Basic Concepts in the Theory of Health Care and the Care of Older People; Introduction; 1.1 Health; 1.2 Quality of life; 1.3 Autonomy; 1.4 Integrity; 1.5 Final remarks on the basic values; References; 2: The Concept of Dignity; Introduction; 2.1 The definition of dignity; 2.2 Dignity: towards an analysis; 2.3 Relationships between the notions of dignity
2.4 Further explorations on dignity. A commentary on some other authors2.5 Dignity and older people; References; 3: Being Body: The Dignity of Human Embodiment; Introduction; 3.1 The objective b ody and the lived body; 3.2 The dignity of the human body; 3.3 Implications for health care; References; Part II: Dignity and Older People: Some Empirical Findings; 4: Dignity and Dementia: An Analysis of Dignity of Identity and Dignity Work in a Small Residential Home; Introduction; 4.1 Living together in a residential home; 4.2 The homelike nature of the residential home; 4.3 Activities and routines 4.4 Identity4.5 Home, sweet home; 4.6 Dignity, normality and culture; 4.7 Summary and concluding remarks on dignity work, normality and power; References; 5: Dignity and Older Spouses with Dementia; Introduction; 5.1 Dignity in spousal relationships; 5.2 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 6: Caring for Older People: Why Dignity Matters - the European Experience; Introduction; 6.1 The Dignity and Older Europeans study; 6.2 Findings; 6.3 Discussion; 6.4 Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 7: A Dignified Death and Identity-Promoting Care; Introduction; 7.1 A dignified or good death 7.2 Being allowed to be the person one is and to decide for oneself7.3 Death as a religious, medical and private event; 7.4 Extended identity close to death; 7.5 Threats to identity close to death; 7.6 Identity-promoting care; 7.7 Conclusion and reflections; References; 8: Dignity and the Dead; Introduction; 8.1 The view of the d ead person; 8.2 The dead as persons; 8.3 Change and continuity; 8.4 The necessary psychological change; 8.5 Brain death as a special category; 8.6 Fear of the dead person; 8.7 The rights of the dead; 8.8 Who owns the dead?; 8.9 Religious aspects 8.10 The dignity of the deadReferences; 9: Dignity as an Object of Empirical Study: Experiences from Two Research Programmes; 9.1 General considerations; 9.2 Basic ethical concepts: a comparison between the DOE project and the Home project; 9.3 Salient aspects of the care of seriously ill older people in the Swedish context; 9.4 Conclusions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910841562903321 |
Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 | ||
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