title: Constructions of self-neglect: a multiple case study design.
abstract: Patients who neglect personal hygiene, household cleanliness and their own health are familiar to most nurses. Despite this familiarity, self-neglect is a poorly conceptualized and little researched phenomenon. This multiple case study design uncovers the perceptions of self-neglect held by professionals, patients and relatives. The assumptions which underpin Orem's Theory of Self-Care and the medical model construction of self-neglect are explored and it will be suggested that there are limitations in understanding self-neglect using these theoretical frameworks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Inverness, Scotland. william.lauder@stir.ac.uk
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lauder
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D016294:Models, Nursing; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept