HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture 7: Promoting the Concept of Personhood in Practice
31 May 2016
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Promoting the concept of personhood in practice (anju joshi) How they feel about themselves rather than society. Challenges with dealing with old people with different backgrounds. Pay attention to medical records; to understand what they are going through. Everyone"s suffering is unique (despite having a similar disease like arthritis) Finding ways to make them feel that there is hope in their life. Makes people feel useful, that they have capacity, strengths, makes them feel normal than different. Treated the fact of the symptoms of the disease- but ignored the beliefs of the person (different views on health treatment) Different models of care can change the medical practice. Personhood: recognising that old people have desires and that we should take them into consideration.
