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The value of DALY life: problems with ethics and validity of disability adjusted life years
- Authors:
- ARNESEN Trude, NORD Erik
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 27.11.99, 1999, pp.1423-1425.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) have been launched by the World Bank and the World Health Organisation as a combined measure of morbidity and mortality. The approach presupposes that the lives of disabled people have less value than the lives of people without disabilities. These assumptions are in contrast with the principles of the WHO. The ongoing revision of the DALY protocol needs to address the associated problems.
Trends in old age morbidity and disability in Britain
- Author:
- JARVIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 19(5), September 1999, pp.603-627.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Discusses trends in morbidity and disability in Britain based on an analysis of national data in Britain, covering a 15 year period.
For better, for worse
- Author:
- BOND Henrietta
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.1.98, 1999, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Social worker Jennifer Dixon faced a difficult situation when she tried to help a couple who were dependent on one another, but needed outside help which they were not keen to accept. Reports on the risk factor.
Parental illness and disability: a family system framework
- Author:
- ROLLAND John S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 21(3), August 1999, pp.242-266.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Coping with the strains and uncertainties of parental illness and disability can be a monumental challenge. The Family Systems-Illness Model offers a psychosocial map to address this challenge and make the inevitable strains more manageable. The article provides an overview of the model, its applications and effectiveness.
Cognitive disability and direct care costs for elderly people
- Authors:
- KAVANAGH Shane, KNAPP Martin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 174(6), June 1999, pp.539-546.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Population ageing and the high costs of care support for elderly people have concentrated attention on economic issues. Examines whether there is an association between costs and cognitive disability by comparing service utilisation and direct costs for elderly people with different degrees of cognitive disability, and between people living in households and in communal establishments. Discusses how population ageing is closely associated with higher utilisation of health and social care services, and how new treatment or service arrangements provoke debate about their cost implications. The study aims to provide 'benchmark' information to inform debates about the potential costs of various treatment and service charges.
CareFully: a handbook for home care assistants
- Author:
- BELL Lesley
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 270p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides key advice for home care workers in promoting independence. Topics covered include: the importance of core values; the health of older people; taking care of yourself; basic skills of home care assistants; receiving home care - the user's perspective; and providing a service for the new
Growing up in Britain: ensuring a healthy future for our children; a study of 0-5 year olds
- Author:
- BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. Board of Science and Education
- Publisher:
- BMJ Books
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 222p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report covering child health from conception to age five. Focuses on the impact of social and economic inequality on child health. Includes chapters on: inequalities in child health; childhood nutrition; abuse and injury; disability; mental health and behavioural problems; and origins of adult disease. Closes with a chapter drawing conclusions and presenting a broad range of recommendations for actions that need to be taken if the UK is to provide an environment in which children are nurtured and their health in their early years is recognised as key to the future well being of the country.
Approaches to teaching health care in social work: a compendium of model syllabi
- Authors:
- COPELAND Valire Carr, et al, comps
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 155p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Alexandria, VA
Syllabi focusing on social work in health care. Contains course outlines on: case management with vulnerable populations; special fields of social work health settings; social work issues in health care; social work practice in health care settings; poverty, health and health policy; social work in health; health care issues, policies and programmes; health, illness and disability; clinical social work issues in health care; introduction to health services research; issues in maternal health; urban health care; social and preventive issues around AIDS; gender and chronic health conditions; and health care for the poor.