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Promoting the quality of life of elderly people in nursing home care : a hermeneutical approach

Draper, Peter, 1957

Authors

Peter, 1957 Draper



Contributors

Margaret Clarke
Supervisor

Abstract

The research described in this thesis addresses two central issues. The first issue concerns the development of a series of practice standards that will promote the quality of the lives of older people who live in nursing homes. However, before this professional issue is addressed, it is necessary to explore the meaning of the underlying concept the quality of life, and this constitutes the second issue.The purpose of this research is therefore to develop a concept of the quality of life that can adequately support a series of practice standards. The thesis is presented in five parts. Part one outlines the theoretical context of the study. It contains two chapters. The first discusses philosophical hermeneutics, which forms the conceptual and methodological framework of the research; and the second reviews aspects of the literature of the quality of life and evaluates it in terms of the purposes of the research. Part two of the thesis describes the empirical phase of the research, including the approach to data collection and the analytical strategy that was used. In part three the findings are presented, and in part four their implications are discussed for the organisation of care, and practice standards are derived. Part five evaluates the research, paying particular attention to the usefulness of philosophical hermeneutics, and suggestions are made for further research.

Citation

Draper, P. 1. Promoting the quality of life of elderly people in nursing home care : a hermeneutical approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210778

Thesis Type Thesis
Deposit Date Aug 15, 2011
Publicly Available Date Feb 22, 2023
Keywords Sociology; Human services; Medicine; Philosophy; Religion
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4210778
Additional Information Department of Nursing Studies, The University of Hull
Award Date Jul 1, 1994

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© 1994 Draper, Peter, 1957-. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holder.




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