Dignity in life and care: the perspectives of Swedish patients in a palliative care context.
Care of the dying
Dignity
Health professionals
Palliative care
Journal
International journal of palliative nursing
ISSN: 2052-286X
Titre abrégé: Int J Palliat Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9506762
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Apr 2019
02 Apr 2019
Historique:
entrez:
24
4
2019
pubmed:
24
4
2019
medline:
18
12
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
How patients preserve their sense of dignity in life is an important area of palliative care that remains to be explored. To describe patients' perspectives of what constitutes a dignified life within a palliative care context. Twelve palliative care patients were interviewed about their views on living with dignity. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. 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'. 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.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
How patients preserve their sense of dignity in life is an important area of palliative care that remains to be explored.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
To describe patients' perspectives of what constitutes a dignified life within a palliative care context.
METHODS
METHODS
Twelve palliative care patients were interviewed about their views on living with dignity. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis.
RESULTS
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
CONCLUSIONS
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31013197
doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2019.25.4.193
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng