Preservation of self in the nursing home: Contradictory practices within two models of care

Abstract Researchers have identified several aspects of nursing home care that interfere with residents' preservation of self. This paper examines how different models of care shape residents' opportunities for preserving a sense of self, adult identity, and agency. Using ethnographic data...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of aging studies 2009-01, Vol.23 (1), p.12-23
1. Verfasser:	Ryvicker, Miriam
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aging Ethnography Hospitals Internal Medicine Long Term Care Long term health care Nursing care Nursing Homes Physicians Preservation of self Self-identity Stigma Studies
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