Everyone has a different understanding of what it means to have dignity, however, it is commonly associated with being in control and valued. The dignity of older people is therefore vulnerable as they are likely to be in positions of reduced control over their wellbeing. The six senses framework describes the characteristics of a health and social care environment which can promote dignity. Th...

OBJECTIVE This article examines how dementia affects personal dignity in individuals with mild to moderate dementia from their perspective. METHOD In this qualitative cross-sectional study, in-depth interviews were carried out with 14 individuals, aged 50-94, with mild to moderate dementia who lived at home. Verbatim transcripts were analyzed making use of the principles of thematic analysis....

human dignity is examinable at least in three fields: human dignity, divine dignity, and socio-conventional dignity. in this article, due to time limits, we have only dealt with a part of what can be presented about dignity (karāmat), i.e., argumentative proof of human dignity. in general, there are two major systematic methods for confirming the propositions and premises mooted in the context ...

This theoretical article deals with the process of caregiving in the vulnerability perspective, whose condition leads to the need for care. The text analyzes this process, which is characterized by the encounter between the caregiver and the care receiver. The hospitalized patient is an extremely vulnerable being, experiencing something unique. The caregiver plays a very important role in reduc...

BACKGROUND Most nursing home residents spend the remainder of their life, until death, within a nursing home. As preserving dignity is an important aim of the care given here, insight into the way residents experience their dignity throughout their entire admission period is valuable. AIM To investigate if and how nursing home residents' personal dignity changes over the course of time, and w...

• Respect the dignity of both patient and caregivers. • Be sensitive to and respectful of the patient’s and family’s wishes. • Use the most appropriate measures that are consistent with the choices of the patient or the patient’s legal surrogate. • Ensure alleviation of pain and management of other physical symptoms. • Recognize, assess, and address psychological, social, and spiritual problems...

Dignity is recognised as both a central and also a contested value in bioethics discourse. The aim of this manuscript is to examine some of the key strands of the extensive body of dignity scholarship and research literature as it relates to nursing ethics and practice. The method is a critical appraisal of selected articles published in Nursing Ethics and other key manuscripts and texts identi...

This article pays attention to youth unemployment as one of the most serious socioeconomic challenges in South Africa. The nature of unemployment in South Africa is followed by a discussion on the interconnectedness between unemployment and poverty. The psychological and theological meaning of work is discussed in short, followed by the psychological effect of unemployment. In order to indicate...

THE OREGON DEATH WITH DIGnity Act was passed by ballot measure in 1994, and enacted in October 1997. This measure legalized physician-assisted suicide by allowing a physician to prescribe a lethal dose of medication for a mentally competent, terminally ill patient for the purpose of self-administration. Experts predicted that legalized assisted suicide would divert attention and resources from ...