The struggle for dignity by people with severe functional disabilities

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-465

  Wadensten, Barbro ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Chronic disease; Dignity; Integrity; Participation; Personal assistants

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ASSERTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 67650559317     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009104609     Document Type: Article

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