Dignity in care for older people / edited by Lennart Nordenfelt.

Other author Nordenfelt, Lennart, 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoChichester, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Descriptionxix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008053121
ISBN9781405183420 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN140518342X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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