Can I read Dignity in Care for Older People on EtoBox?

Dignity in Care for Older People by Lennart Nordenfelt is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dignity in Care for Older People about?

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, emphasizing the importance of the notion of the lived body in the context of elderly care. As a result of the conceptual study a model of dignity emerges in which four variants of dignity stand out: dignity of merit, dignity as moral status, dignity of identity and Menschenw?rde (the specifically human value). From this follows a discussion of how these variants of dignity can be used in characterizing the care of the elderly. The notions of dignity and dignified care are discussed particularly in relation to demented persons and dying persons. The book also contains a chapter on the dignity of the dead

Who reads Dignity in Care for Older People?

Author

Lennart Nordenfelt

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781444316421

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Medicine