Using Nussbaum’s central capabilities to understand caring for older people in New Zealand
2020 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 531-547
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In this article, we use the capability approach and Nussbaum’s list of essential capabilities to understand the experiences of people providing (informal) care for older people. Nussbaum’s ten essential capabilities were used as a template to analyse contributions to an online forum created for the research. The carers’ posts indicated they valued these capabilities, though, in some instances, struggled to achieve them in the context of providing care. The capability approach provided a useful framework to move beyond caring as beneficial or burdensome, to view care as valued and as influencing other capabilities among carers for older people.
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2012 ◽
Vol 21
(1)
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pp. 26-34
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2015 ◽
Vol 19
(3)
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pp. 107-113
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2007 ◽
Vol 6
(3)
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pp. 353-366
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2021 ◽