Citizenship and Autonomy in Acquired Brain Injury
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Schipper, Karen
Widdershoven, Guy A M
Abma, Tineke A
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Nursing ethics 2011 Jul; 18(4): 526-36
Abstract
In ethical theory, different concepts of autonomy can be distinguished. In this article we explore how these concepts of autonomy are combined in theory in the citizenship paradigm, and how this turns out in the practice of care for people with acquired brain injury. The stories of a professional caregiver and a client with acquired brain injury show that the combination of various concepts of autonomy in practice leads to tensions between caregivers and clients. These dynamics are discussed from a care ethics perspective, stressing the importance of relationships and interdependence, as well as paying attention to various, sometimes conflicting, perspectives in a deliberative dialogue.
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