Factors influencing patients’ dignity

Manookian, Arpi; Cheraghi, Mohammad Ali; Nasrabadi, Alireza Nikbakht

doi:10.1177/0969733013498526

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“…19,27 Moreover, the performance of nurses and other healthcare professionals may have an effect on delivery of dignified care. 28 …”

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“…11 Recognizing of these factors will help nurses to preserve and promote patients’ dignity and provide dignified care at the bedside. 19 Although significance of dignity has been widely documented in literature, there is limited study which examines if dignity is actually preserved in clinical practice or not. Moreover, few studies investigated the relationship between dignity and contextual factors.…”

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Patients’ Dignity and Its Relationship with Contextual Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zirak¹,

Ghafourifard²,

Mamaghani³

2017

J Caring Sci

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Introduction: Dignity is considered as fundamental human needs and recognized as one of the central concepts in nursing science. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which patients’ dignity is respected and to evalutae its relationship with contextual variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 256 hospitalized patients in the two teaching hospitals affiliated to Zanjan University of medical sciences, Iran. Data were collected by a questionnaire consist of two sections: (a) demographic characteristics, and (b) patient dignity including 32 questions. Data were analyzed by SPSS (ver.13) software using independent t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation. Results: The result showed that the mean (standard deviation) of total score of patient’s dignity was 108.17 (25.28). According to the result, the majority of the respondents (76.2%) were not aware of patient’s rights. There was a significant difference in mean scores of total dignity between single and married persons, living in city or village, and hospitalization in Moosavi and Valiasr hospital. Conclusion: Health care systems should take the provision of the patients' dignity into account through using a comprehensive educational program for informing of patient, family members, and health professionals about patients’ dignity.

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“…19,27 Moreover, the performance of nurses and other healthcare professionals may have an effect on delivery of dignified care. 28 …”

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Patients’ Dignity and Its Relationship with Contextual Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zirak¹,

Ghafourifard²,

Mamaghani³

2017

J Caring Sci

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“…Con rming Watson's viewpoint, Roach states that humanity and human dignity are inseparable. On the same note, Jacobs points out that the essence of nursing is not to restore health or re-establish a holistic balance and coordination, but to show respect for human dignity [7].…”

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The Dignity of Burn Patients: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Nurses and Caregivers

Tehranineshat¹,

Rakhshan²,

Torabizadeh³

et al. 2020

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Background: The essence of nursing care is preservation of patients' human dignity. The aggressive nature of severe burn injuries makes it hard to respect burn patient's existential dimensions and dignity. However, not much research has been conducted on respect for the dignity of burn patients.Purpose: The present study aims to outline the concept of maintaining the dignity of burn patients from the perspective of their caregivers. Methods: The study has a descriptive, qualitative research design. Data were collected using semi-structured, in-depth, individual interviews. Data analysis was executed using conventional content analysis. The subjects were nurses and family caregivers from the biggest burns hospital in the south-east of Iran. The participants were selected via purposeful sampling (n=20) until data saturation was reached. The study lasted from October 2017 to August 2018. Results: Three main themes emerged from the information obtained from the interviews: creating a friendly atmosphere, showing respect, and providing comprehensive support.Conclusion: Burn patients need to receive care in a friendly atmosphere where they are looked after by empathetic caregivers who give enough time to them and allow them to express their feelings and concerns. Also, patients' human values and beliefs should be respected and all aspects of their existence should be taken into account for their dignity to be preserved. Workshops designed based on the findings of the present study can help improve the quality of nursing care.

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“…Maintaining human dignity is detected as a central worth in human interactions (1) and the base of human rights (2,3) . Dignity is important in health care, and nurses should try to promotion and preservat,ion it, considering contextual differences (4). Treating Persons with dignity means treating them as being of worth, in a way that they are respected as valuable people (5).…”

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Exploring children’s dignity: A qualitative approach

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Background and Objective: Children's rights to good health care are enshrined in various publications and policy documents. The maintenance of human dignity is recognized as a core value in foundational to human rights. Although it has been studied extensively from adult patients perspective, there are few studies of dignity in relation to school age children, generally or in relation to health care. This paper explores school age childeren,s and parents perceptions of children's, dignity. Materials and Methods: A conventional qualitative content analysis method was used to explore the meaning of hospitalized childrens' dignity. Hospitalized children and parents in general medical and surgical pediatric units were eligible to participate. Data were obtained through unstructured interviews. Purposive sampling was used and school age children and parent were recruited until data saturation was reached (n =20, 12 children and 8 parent). Results: Hospitalized children and parents in general medical and surgical pediatric units were eligible to participate. Data were obtained through unstructured interviews. Purposive sampling was used and school age children and parent were recruited until data saturation was reached (n =20, 12 children and 8 parent). Ethical approval for the study was granted by the Ethics Committee of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Participants were provided with information about the purpose, reasons for recording interviews, voluntary participation, and confidentiality of data and interviewees. Dignity was reflected in three themes (1) Respect for the child (2) protection of personal privacy (3) family center communication. Conclusion: Hospitalized childrens and parents stated that healthcare services should Respect for the child and protect their personal privacy. Also, they should communicating with the child and their parents to provide dignity. School age is a discrete developmental stage, with specific healthcare needs which must be addressed effectively by healthcare providers. Keywords: school age children, parent, dignity, hospitalization, qualitative research Noghabi et al. / Exploring children,s dignity: A qualitative approach 2 / 9

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Factors influencing patients’ dignity

Cited by 60 publications

References 34 publications

Patients’ Dignity and Its Relationship with Contextual Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

Patients’ Dignity and Its Relationship with Contextual Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Dignity of Burn Patients: A Qualitative Descriptive Study of Nurses and Caregivers

Exploring children’s dignity: A qualitative approach

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