Health capability: An attempt to clarify an alternative approach for health sociology

Bucki, Barbara

Reference : Health capability: An attempt to clarify an alternative approach for health sociology


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others Human health sciences : Public health, health care sciences & services
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/18847

Title :	Health capability: An attempt to clarify an alternative approach for health sociology
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Bucki, Barbara [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
Publication date :	Jul-2014
Journal title :	Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii "Alexandru Ioan Cuza". Sectiunea Sociologie si Asistenta Sociala = Scientific Annals of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University. Sociology and Social Work Section
Publisher :	Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza
Volume :	7
Issue/season :	1
Pages :	19-31
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	2065-3131
e-ISSN :	2066-8961
City :	Iasi
Country :	Romania
Keywords :	[en] Capability approach ; Health ; Quality of life
Abstract :	[en] Understanding health is a major issue for humanities and social sciences. As its traditional definition dates back to 1948, there is a need to rethink this concept. The capability approach questions what people are actually able to do and be given their real opportunities. In the domain of health, researchers in health ethics and health economics have begun to take a capability approach to study the capacity to make informed choices, or to find broader indicators for the economic evaluation of health interventions. Finally, the recent « Health Capability Paradigm » (Ruger 2010) draws on the philosophical, political and economic theories which have attempted to uncover the dimensions which underlie the capability to achieve a state of optimal health. Paradoxically, despite the undeniable importance of this concept, no research has enabled its operationalization. Our aims are to present the capability approach by describing its general principles, describe a selection of studies based on this approach in the domain of health, analyse Ruger’s Health Capability Paradigm and suggest possible research perspectives to this paradigm.
Research centres :	Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > Institute for Health and Behaviour
Funders :	University of Luxembourg - UL
Name of the research project :	R-AGR-3060-1 > UR INSIDE AFR - Training allowance > > FERRING Dieter
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/18847

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