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| The ethics of autonomy and dignity in long-term care | | Author(s) | Daryl Pullman |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 18, no 1, Spring 1999 |
| Pages | pp 26-46 |
| Keywords | Organisation of care ; Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Rights [elderly] ; Social ethics ; Case studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Efforts to address the "paradox of autonomy in long-term care" attempt to salvage an ethic of autonomy by redefining the central concept, and then applying it to the long-term care environment. This paper begins with a case study that has been the focus of recent debate in Canada in the autonomy literature. The case demonstrates how considerations of autonomy are often unhelpful in the long-term care environment, and can at times lead to what many believe are counter-intuitive conclusions. The paper offers an alternative ethic of dignity which can serve as a more appropriate guide to ethical care and conduct in this context. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990719207 A |
| Classmark | P: I: L: 4Q: IKR: TQ: 69P: 7S |
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