Achieving care and social justice for people with dementia.

Full Abstract

This article draws on two studies that have used an ethic of care analysis to explore lay, nursing and social work care for people with dementia. It discusses the political as well as the practice application of ethic of care principles and highlights the necessity to understand both what people do and the meanings with which such practices are imbued in order to identify ;good care' and the relationship between this and social justice. Examples of care for people with dementia are discussed by reference to core principles of an ethic of care:
attentiveness, responsibility, competence, responsiveness and trust. These illustrate the potential for the development of a shared language within which different disciplines, lay carers and people with dementia can communicate about how needs could best be met in complex and difficult circumstances.

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Author information

Author/s: Barnes, Marian (M); Brannelly, Tula (T);

Affiliation: University of Brighton, Brighton, UK. marian.barnes(-atsign-)brighton.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Nursing ethics (Nurs Ethics), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-May; vol 15 (issue 3) : pp 384-95

Dates: Created 2008/04/04; Completed 2008/07/07;

PMID: 18388172, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aged
Caregivers - psychology
Dementia - nursing
Humans
Nursing Care - ethics

Nursing Care - ethics
Professional-Family Relations
Professional-Patient Relations - ethics
Social Justice
Social Work - ethics

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