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For much of the developed world, health care for a surging elderly population looms as one of the most daunting problems of the coming decade. In this book, contributors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and countries discuss resource allocation for the elderly and debate plans for the years ahead. Essays focus on five general issues: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care. In consideration of the difficult moral and practical issues involved, the editors conclude the volume with a special report containing policy recommendations from representatives of eight countries (the United States, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). This important volume will be of interest to policymakers and a broad spectrum of health care professionals, as well as to anyone interested in the fate of the elderly or in coming health care challenges.

Older people --- bejaardenzorg (ouderenzorg) --- gezondheidszorgbeleid (gezondheidszorghervorming, gezondheidszorgsysteem) --- gezondheidszorg --- ouderdom --- vergrijzing (veroudering van de bevolking) --- Aged --- Aging people --- Elderly people --- Old people --- Older adults --- Older persons --- Senior citizens --- Seniors (Older people) --- Age groups --- Persons --- Gerontocracy --- Gerontology --- Old age --- Medical care&delete& --- Government policy --- Moral and ethical aspects --- Social aspects --- assistance aux personnes âgées --- politique des soins de santé (réforme des soins de santé, système des soins de santé) --- soins de santé --- vieillesse --- viellissement de la population (viellissement démographique) --- Medical care --- Medical Care --- Medical

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Respecting the autonomy of disabled people is an important ethical issue for providers of long-term care. In this influential book, George Agich abandons comfortable abstractions to reveal the concrete threats to personal autonomy in this setting, where ethical conflict, dilemma and tragedy are inescapable. He argues that liberal accounts of autonomy and individual rights are insufficient, and offers an account of autonomy that matches the realities of long-term care. The book therefore offers a framework for carers to develop an ethic of long-term care within the complex environment in which many dependent and aged people find themselves. Previously published as Autonomy and Long-term Care, this revised edition, in paperback for the first time, takes account of recent work and develops the author's views of what autonomy means in the real world. It will have wide appeal among bioethicists and health care professionals.

Older people --- Autonomy (Psychology) in old age --- Autonomy (Philosophy) --- Personal Autonomy --- Long-Term Care --- Aged. --- Professional-Patient Relations --- Elderly --- Geriatrics --- Longevity --- Free Will --- Self Determination --- Autonomy, Personal --- Self Concept --- Professional Autonomy --- Paternalism --- Philosophy --- Aged --- Aging people --- Elderly people --- Old people --- Older adults --- Older persons --- Senior citizens --- Seniors (Older people) --- Age groups --- Persons --- Gerontocracy --- Gerontology --- Old age --- Long-term care --- Moral and ethical aspects --- ethics. --- Psychology --- Autonomy (Psychology) in old age. --- Moral and ethical aspects. --- autonomie van de patiënt --- bejaardenzorg (ouderenzorg) --- ethiek (ethische aspecten) --- langetermijnzorg --- Long-term care&delete& --- autonomie du patient --- assistance aux personnes âgées --- ethique (aspects ethiques) --- soins de longue durée --- Health Sciences --- General and Others