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Ethical Issues and Value Conflicts Faced by Japanese Care Workers in Geriatric Care: A Qualitative Study
Involvement of Care workers in geriatric care is essential; few studies have identified the ethical issues faced by Care workers compared to medical professionals. This study aimed to clarify the ethical issues faced by Care workers engaged in geriatric care in Japan, the value conflicts among other professionals and their causes, and to obtain suggestions on how to address ethical issues. A qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured interviews using a descriptive approach. Forty-eight Care workers (18 men and 30 women) worked in geriatric care facilities etc. Narrative research methods and thematic analyses were used to analyze the data. Ethical issues related to the principle of respect for autonomy; beneficence, and non-maleficence; and justice were identified. Characteristically, ethical issues arose in daily life and were related to the “routinization” and “regularity”. Value conflict among other professionals was characterized by the conflict between the Care workers’ emphasis on the independence and quality of life of older people and the medical professionals’ emphasis on prolonging life and treatment. The reason behind this conflict was that care workers ware positioned at the lowest level of all care providers. The results suggest that focusing on “everyday ethics” in care settings can clarify the causes of ethical issues and provide insights for addressing them.
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As a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that has existed for over three decades, Ageing International serves all professionals who deal with complex ageing issues. The journal is dedicated to improving the life of ageing populations worldwide through providing an intellectual forum for communicating common concerns, exchanging analyses and discoveries in scientific research, crystallizing significant issues, and offering recommendations in ageing-related service delivery and policy making. Besides encouraging the submission of high-quality research and review papers, Ageing International seeks to bring together researchers, policy analysts, and service program administrators who are committed to reducing the ''implementation gap'' between good science and effective service, between evidence-based protocol and culturally suitable programs, and between unique innovative solutions and generalizable policies. For significant issues that are common across countries, Ageing International will organize special forums for scholars and investigators from different disciplines to present their regional perspectives as well as to provide more comprehensive analysis. The editors strongly believe that such discourse has the potential to foster a wide range of coordinated efforts that will lead to improvements in the quality of life of older persons worldwide. Abstracted and Indexed in:
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