Dignity‐conserving care in palliative care settings: An integrative review

Abstract

Synthesising the available evidence of dignity-conserving care identifies evidence-based care actions and provides guidance to nurses in clinical practice caring for patients with palliative care needs. Future opportunities for research are identified to guide promotion of dignity in palliative care.

Dignity‐conserving care actions in palliative care: an integrative review of Swedish research

“…However, findings under several other themes, revealing that professionals shall be perceptive towards persons in need of palliative care and their worries and wishes, can be suggested. This is in accordance with previous interpretations where an overall approach is suggested. According to Simon et al , perceptiveness can be seen as a core approach in the competence of care with openness as a way to ensure a nonjudgemental point of view.…”

“…The care actions derived from focus group interviews with patients, carers, community nurses and general practitioners as well as from a review of international research literature . An integrative review has recently updated the findings from this review .…”

Evaluating a dignity care intervention for palliative care in the community setting: community nurses’ perspectives

“…The DCI, developed from this empirical model of care, a systematic review of the evidence (Johnston et al . ) and previous research (Johnson et al . , Johnson et al .…”

Nursing’s professional dignity in palliative care: Exploration of an Italian context

“…Palliative care is progressively documented as an important community service for end‐of‐life patients (Guo & Jacelon, ; Pringle, Johnston, & Buchanan, ), and palliative care nurses play a primary role in assisting care recipients (Johnston et al, ; McIlfatrick et al, ). Hence, nurses’ engagement and organisational commitment are pivotal to attentive caring for end‐of‐life patients (Freeney & Tiernan, ).…”