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The Erosion of Autonomy in Long-Term Care (Hardcover, New): Charles W. Lidz, Lynn Fischer, Robert M. Arnold

The Erosion of Autonomy in Long-Term Care (Hardcover, New)

Charles W. Lidz, Lynn Fischer, Robert M. Arnold

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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.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 1992
First published: September 1992
Authors: Charles W. Lidz (Department of Psychiatry) • Lynn Fischer (Program in Psychiatric Epidemiology) • Robert M. Arnold (Department of Internal Medicine)
Dimensions: 244 x 162 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-507394-2
Categories: Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Geriatric medicine
Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General
Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN: 0-19-507394-0
Barcode: 9780195073942

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