Dignity in life and care: The perspectives of Swedish patients in a palliative care contextVise andre og tillknytning
2019 (engelsk)Inngår i: International Journal of Palliative Nursing, ISSN 1357-6321, E-ISSN 2052-286X, Vol. 25, nr 4, s. 193-201Artikkel i tidsskrift (Fagfellevurdert) Published
Abstract [en]
Background: How patients preserve their sense of dignity in life is an important area of palliative care that remains to be explored. Aims: To describe patients' perspectives of what constitutes a dignified life within a palliative care context. Methods: Twelve palliative care patients were interviewed about their views on living with dignity. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: What constitutes a dignified life during end-of-life care was captured by the theme 'I may be ill but I am still a human being' and presented under the categories 'preserving my everyday life and personhood', 'having my human value maintained by others through 'coherence' and 'being supported by society at large'. Conclusion: Patients' sense of dignity can be preserved by their own attitudes and behaviours, by others and through public support. Health professionals need to adopt a dignity-conserving approach, for which awareness of their own attitudes and behaviours is crucial.
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MA Healthcare Ltd , 2019. Vol. 25, nr 4, s. 193-201
Emneord [en]
Care of the dying, Dignity, Health professionals, Palliative care, adult, article, awareness, clinical article, content analysis, female, human, human dignity, male, palliative therapy, personhood, Swedish citizen, terminal care
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-30508DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2019.25.4.193ISI: 000464949000006PubMedID: 31013197Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85064863576OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-30508DiVA, id: diva2:1343353
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