Lennart Nordenfelt is Professor of Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care at the University of Linköping, Sweden

• Preface viiiContributors xAn Outline of the Book xiiPreamble: the Case of David and Rebecca xviiiPart I Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations 11. Health, Autonomy and Quality of Life: Some Basic Concepts in the Theory of Health Care and the Care of Older People 3Lennart NordenfeltIntroduction 31.1 Health 31.2 Quality of life 81.3 Autonomy 181.4 Integrity 231.5 Final remarks on the basic values 24References 242. The Concept of Dignity 26Lennart NordenfeltIntroduction 262.1 The definition of dignity 272.2 Dignity: towards an analysis 302.3 Relationships between the notions of dignity 402.4 Further explorations on dignity. A commentary on some other authors 422.5 Dignity and older people 46References 523. Being Body: The Dignity of Human Embodiment 54Jennifer BullingtonIntroduction 543.1 The objective body and the lived body 563.2 The dignity of the human body 643.3 Implications for health care 74References 75Part II Dignity and Older People: Some Empirical Findings 774. Dignity and Dementia: An Analysis of Dignity of Identity and Dignity Work in a Small Residential Home 79Magnus ÖhlanderIntroduction 794.1 Living together in a residential home 814.2 The homelike nature of the residential home 844.3 Activities and routines 874.4 Identity 894.5 Home, sweet home 914.6 Dignity, normality and culture 934.7 Summary and concluding remarks on dignity work, normality and power 94References 975. Dignity and Older Spouses with Dementia 99Ingrid HellströmIntroduction 995.1 Dignity in spousal relationships 1055.2 Conclusions 115Acknowledgements 116References 1166. Caring for Older People: Why Dignity Matters – the European Experience 119Win Tadd and Michael CalnanIntroduction 1196.1 The Dignity and Older Europeans study 1216.2 Findings 1266.3 Discussion 1386.4 Conclusion 142Acknowledgements 142References 1427. A Dignified Death and Identity-Promoting Care 146Britt-Marie TernestedtIntroduction 1467.1 A dignified or good death 1487.2 Being allowed to be the person one is and to decide for oneself 1497.3 Death as a religious, medical and private event 1517.4 Extended identity close to death 1557.5 Threats to identity close to death 1577.6 Identity-promoting care 1597.7 Conclusion and reflections 164References 1658. Dignity and the Dead 168Göran LantzIntroduction 1688.1 The view of the dead person 1688.2 The dead as persons 1728.3 Change and continuity 1738.4 The necessary psychological change 1748.5 Brain death as a special category 1758.6 Fear of the dead person 1758.7 The rights of the dead 1778.8 Who owns the dead? 1818.9 Religious aspects 1818.10 The dignity of the dead 186References 1889. Dignity as an Object of Empirical Study: Experiences from Two Research Programmes 190Lennart Nordenfelt9.1 General considerations 1909.2 Basic ethical concepts: a comparison between the DOE project and the Home project 1939.3 Salient aspects of the care of seriously ill older people in the Swedish context 2009.4 Conclusions 204References 205Index 207