Paper
Friday, July 13, 2007
Well-Being: A Concept Central to Global Health Care
May Wykle, PhD, FAAN, FGSA, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
This presentation examines the concept of well-being in terms of ensuring quality health care for the global society, with particular attention to adequate support for self-care. Included will be a discussion of the ramifications of well-being within the climate of vulnerability, including disparity, with specificity to various populations, health care problems and settings. Exemplars are used to illuminate implications of the phenomenon of well-being within specific groups and situations, with particular emphasis on the elderly and others who are at risk globally for compromised health care.