Mapping Personal, Familial, and Professional Values in Long-term Care Decisions
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 33 (3) , 324-332
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/33.3.324
Abstract
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.Keywords
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