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Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	Dezember 1992
Genre:	Naturwissensch., Medizin, Technik
ISBN:	9780195073942
EAN-Code:	9780195073942
Verlag:	Oxford University Press
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 164 mm / B 244 mm / D 24 mm
Gewicht:	0 gr
Seiten:	216
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Inhalt:

In few places in American society are adults so dependent on others as in nursing homes. Minimizing this dependency and promoting autonomy has become a major focus of policy and ethics in gerontology. Yet most of these discussions are divorced from the day-to-day reality of long-term care and are implicitly based on concepts of autonomy derived from acute medical care settings. Promoting autonomy in long-term care, however, is a complex task which requires close attention to everyday routines and a fundamental rethinking of the meaning of autonomy. This timely work is based on an observational study of two different types of settings which provide long-term care for the elderly. The authors offer a detailed description of the organizational patterns that erode autonomy of the elderly. Their observations lead to a substantial rethinking of what the concept of autonomy means in these settings. The book concludes with concrete suggestions on methods to increase the autonomy of elderly individuals in long-term care institutions.