Mapping personal, familial, and professional values in long-term care decisions.
We mapped the values of elders, family members or friends, and professionals involved in a recently implemented long-term care decision, based on 60 in-depth retrospective interviews. The language used to express values by elders and family members was often quite expressive and particular, whereas professionals tended to employ a more abstract and formulaic language of values. Elders emphasized self-identity and environment, whereas for families and professionals health and well-being of the elder were important.
McCullough
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Center for Ethics, Medicine, and Public Issues, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.
Wilson
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Teasdale
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Kolpakchi
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Skelly
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003657:Decision Making; D004777:Environment; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012649:Self Concept