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| Views on dignity in providing health for older people | | Author(s) | Michael Calnan, Gillian Woolhead, Paul Dieppe |
| Journal title | Nursing Times, vol 101, no 33, 16 August 2005 |
| Pages | pp 38-41 |
| Source | http://www.nursingtimes.net |
| Keywords | Health services ; Management [care] ; Rights [elderly] ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Quality of life ; Qualitative Studies ; Europe. |
| Annotation | The salience and meaning of dignity and dignified care for care providers is explored, also the implications for the provision of care. The project described forms part of the European Commission's Fifth Framework (Quality of Life) Programme, an international study being undertaken in different European countries comparing health and social care workers' views on dignity. 12 focus groups were carried out involving a total of 52 participants representing a range of occupational groups. All participants stated that dignity and respect were important for people of all age groups. The evidence that emerged from the focus groups showed that, in spite of the appropriate intentions of providers, older people were not consistently provided with dignified care. In order to ensure dignity in providing care for older people, tasks need to be organised around older people's needs. Without such changes, there is a danger that "institutional ageism" will persist in the health service. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050906225 A |
| Classmark | L: QA: IKR: TOB: F:59: 3DP: 74 * |
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