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ArticleHealth care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy2008

Conceptualising health: insights from the capability approach.

Iain Law, Heather Widdows

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Article in Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Health and capabilities: a conceptual clarification.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2020
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  5. Variation in the apparent importance of health-related problems with the instrument used to measure patient welfare.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2018
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  10. An investigation of the construct validity of the ICECAP-A capability measure.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2013
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  11. Can capabilities be self-reported? A think aloud study.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2013
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2 authors.

Iain LawDepartment of Philosophy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. i.law@bham.ac.uk
Heather Widdows

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper suggests the adoption of a 'capability approach' to key concepts in healthcare. Recent developments in theoretical approaches to concepts such as 'health' and 'disease' are discussed, and a trend identified of thinking of health as a matter of having the capability to cope with life's demands. This approach is contrasted with the WHO definition of health and Boorse's biostatistical account. We outline the 'capability approach', which has become standard in development ethics and economics, and show how existing work in those areas can profitably be adapted to healthcare. Cases are used to illustrate the value of adopting a capability approach.

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AptitudePhilosophy, MedicalAttitude to HealthDelivery of Health CareHumansQuality of Life

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