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Nursing Perspectives on Quality of Life
ISBN-13:
9781134767724
Veröffentl:
2005
Seiten:
200
Autor:
Peter Draper
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
EPUB
Kopierschutz:
2 - DRM Adobe
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
One of the fundamental aims of nursing is to safeguard or promote patients' "quality of life." "Perspectives on Quality of Life" examines existing ways of defining the concept and argues that nurses need to adopt a fresh approach, which more accurately reflects patients' concerns and helps them to develop practical ways of promoting the well-being of people in their care. Part One provides an analysis of statistical approaches to quality of life, including social indicators, the Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY), and the medical outcomes literature. Part Two proposes an alternative, qualitative approach to organizing care, which respects the patients' choice and individuality. Part three presents the findings of new research into the quality of life of older people in hospital wards.
Introduction Part I The concept of quality of life and its use in health research 1 Introducing quality of life 2 Social indicators of quality of life 3 The quality adjusted life year (QALY) 4 Quality of life and medical research 5 The social scientific approach to quality of life: positivism and it limits Part II Quality of life and nursing practice: philosophy and methods 6 The case for a nursing approach to quality of life 7 Hermeneutics: a philosophical basis for the study of quality of life Part III Quality of life: a nursing perspective 8 Research decisions 9 Being at home: the relationship of places and personal possessions to quality of life 10 Being an individual 11 Organising care to promote quality of life 12 Conclusion: quality of life and its contribution to nursing practice
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