| Description |
xix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Health, autonomy, and quality of life : some basic concepts in the theory of health care and the care of the elderly / 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 group dwelling / Magnus Oḧlander -- Dignity and elderly spouses with dementia / Ingrid Hellstro ̈m -- Decent care 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 / Go ̈ran Lantz -- Dignity as an object of empirical study : experiences from two research programmes / Lennart Nordenfelt |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Older people -- Medical care.
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Dignity.
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Quality of life.
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| Author |
Nordenfelt, Lennart, 1945-
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| LC no. |
2008053121 |
| ISBN |
9781405183420 paperback |
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140518342X paperback |
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