Ethical values in personal assistance: Narratives of people with disabilities

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 759-774

  Wadensten, Barbro ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Chronic disease; Ethics; Integrity; Participation; Personal assistance services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SWEDEN;

EID: 70449411881     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009341913     Document Type: Article

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