Search for dissertations about: "ethics of care"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 123 swedish dissertations containing the words ethics of care.

  2. 1. Human Dignity : A Study in Medical Ethics

    Author : Sofia Morberg Jämterud; Elena Namli; Hille Haker; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human dignity; Medical Ethics; Empirical Ethics; Narrative Analysis; Christian Ethics; Vulnerability; Autonomy; Responsibility; Mikhail Bakhtin; Palliative Care; Neonatal Care; Etik; Ethics;

    Abstract : Human dignity is an enunciated ethical principle in many societies, and it has elicited a great deal of interest, not least because it is central in health care. However, it has also been the subject of criticism. READ MORE

  4. 2. Confluence and Divergence of Emancipatory Healthcare Ideals and Psychiatric Contextual Challenges

    Author : Leila El-Alti; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; person centered care; shared decision making; ethics; bioethics; mental illness; autonomy; moral responsibility; agential capacity; patient participation; personalized medicine; forensic psychiatry; empowerment;

    Abstract : Person-centered care (PCC) is generally understood to involve shaping healthcare processes, decisions, and plans according to the individual values, preferences, or goals of each patient. This is in contrast to more traditional approaches which provide care to patients based on standard clinical guidelines. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Moral Rubicon. A Study of the Principles of Sanctity of Life and Quality of Life in Bioethics

    Author : Axel Carlberg; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; secular ethics; bioethics; sanctity of life; quality of life; procedural ethics; utilitarianism; deontology; Peter Singer; Helga Kuhse; H.T. Engelhardt; Theology; Teologi;

    Abstract : The principles of sanctity of life and quality of life are often appealed to in medical decisions at the "edges of life." Notwithstanding their importance in bioethics, these principles are still badly understood. This study is an attempt to clarify their normative significance and content. READ MORE

  6. 4. Doctors Behind Borders : The Ethics of Skilled Worker Emigration

    Author : Yusuf Yuksekdag; Elin Palm; Göran Collste; Kjersti Fjørtoft; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Brain drain; compulsory service; contracts; emigration; ethics; health workers; medical brain drain; skilled workers; responsibility; the right to exit; vulnerability; non-ideal theory; Etik; kontrakt; kunskapsflykt; mänskliga rättigheter; migration; moraliskt ansvar; obligatoriska vårdprogram; rättighet; utsatta grupper; vårdpersonal;

    Abstract : This doctoral thesis within applied ethics consists of four articles together with a cover essay. All articles concern the ethics of skilled health worker emigration from under-served and resourcepoor regions, often referred to as ‘medical brain drain’. READ MORE

  7. 5. COMPETENCE AND COMMUNICATION : Do Not Resuscitate Decisions in Cancer Care

    Author : Mona Pettersson; Anna T Höglund; Mariann Hedström; Birgitta Johansson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; DNR decisions; do not resuscitate; end-of-life; hematology; oncology; cancer care; medical ethics; nursing ethics; ethical conflicts of interest; communicative ethics; ethical values; ethical competence; palliative care; nurses; physicians; moral distress.; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Within cancer care, do not resuscitate (DNR) decisions are frequently made. DNR decisions can be ethically difficult and lead to conflicts of interest and disagreements within the medical team. READ MORE