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Self neglect and squalor among older people: the ethics of intervention
— a thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy | | Author(s) | Shannon Cumming McDermott |
| Corporate Author | School of Social Science and International Studies, University of New South Wales |
| Publisher | unpublished thesis, 2007 |
| Pages | 342 pp |
| Source | Download (21/08/08). |
| Keywords | Neglect [care] ; Self care capacity ; Social ethics ; Theses ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This thesis aimed to examine how self neglect among older people is understood in the Australian context; explore the content of the clinical dilemmas that are encountered in these situations; and investigate how professionals resolved these situations. A two-part methodology was chosen: participant observation at a local community organisation to study how self neglect and squalor is dealt with in an organisational context; and interviews with professionals in Sydney who were connected to situations of self neglect and squalor in some way. The author reviews the literature; sets out the conceptual framework that is used to explore the ethical dilemmas faced by participants; and describes the methods used to ascertain professional understandings of self neglect and squalor. She discusses ways in which self neglect and squalor were defined and understood by participants; and explores how participants experienced ethical dilemmas in situations of self neglect and squalor among older people. A final analysis considers the strategies used by professionals to resolve ethical dilemmas faced in these situations. Appendices include sample letters, participant information and consent forms, interview schedules, vignettes, and an overview of interviewees. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090527201 E |
| Classmark | QNR: CA: TQ: 6KG: 7YA |
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