Perceptions of autonomy in the care of elderly people in five European countries

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-38

  Scott, P Anne ^b   Välimäki, Maritta ^a   Leino Kilpi, Helena ^a   Dassen, Theo ^c   Gasull, Maria ^d   Lemonidou, Chryssoula ^e   Arndt, Marianne ^f   Schopp, Anja ^c   Suhonen, Riitta ^g   Kaljonen, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f Kapodistrian University of Athens ^*

^g Forssa Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Elderly people; Nursing ethics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERMANY; GREECE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; FINLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SPAIN;

EID: 0037268739     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0969733003ne572oa     Document Type: Review

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