The Courage to Be a Geriatrician

被引：4

作者：

Wright, James L. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] On Site Med Care, Adapt Geriatr, Richmond, VA USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY | 2014年 / 62卷 / 06期

关键词：

ageism; dependency; dementia; religion; quality of life; long-term care; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; DISEASE; CARE;

D O I：

10.1111/jgs.12837

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Nursing homes can be grim, frightening places to many who encounter them for the first time. Part of this reaction may come from the way nursing homes remind us of our own frailty, the limits of our hopes of never-ending independence and self-determination. This essay details one physician's struggle to find value in the lives of his nursing home residents, working against a cultural insistence that life's meaning and value depend upon one's actions and achievements. Searching for and finding meaning that transcends the accomplishments and failures of life, that out-survives a failing mind and body is what allowed this physician to find the courage to resist his prejudices against the elderly and infirm. This courage to insist that life is of sufficient value as is, regardless of human ability, is what theologian Paul Tillich calls the courage to be.

引用

页码：1139 / 1141

页数：3

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