“human dignity” is mentioned in both the instruments of international human rights and the national constitutions of countries, and is often recognized either as a justification of “rights” or as one of the constitutional rights. this issue has a special place in the constitution of iran as well. consistent with the international and national human rights instruments, in different legal systems...

BACKGROUND Although dignity is increasingly considered a goal of palliative care, little research has evaluated the understanding of dignity at the end of life from a caregiver's perspective. OBJECTIVE The study objective was to investigate and compare the views of trained volunteers and SCEN physicians on maintaining dignity for patients reaching the end of life. DESIGN The study is a surv...

BACKGROUND Effective patient-family communication can reduce patients' psychosocial distress and relieve family members' current suffering and their subsequent grief. However, terminally ill patients and their family members often experience great difficulty in communicating their true feelings, concerns, and needs to each other. AIM To develop a novel means of facilitating meaningful convers...

abstract background: human dignity, as a fundamental human right and a moral obligation, has been emphasized in different fields of nursing. the aim of the present integrative review was to explore the nature of nurses’ human dignity in educational and clinical settings. materials and methods: a literature review was conducted on quantitative and qualitative research papers in english and persi...

This paper explores the relationship between dignity and robot companions for the elderly. It highlights concerns about the maintenance of the dignity of vulnerable elderly people, and points out some of the contradictory uses of the word ‘dignity’. Some authors have resolved the contradictions by identifying different senses; contrasting the inviolable dignity inherent in human life to other f...

BACKGROUND Nurses have a professional duty to respect patients' dignity. There is a dearth of research about patients' dignity in acute hospital settings. OBJECTIVE The study investigated the meaning of patient dignity, threats to patients' dignity, and how patient dignity can be promoted, in acute hospital settings. DESIGN A qualitative, triangulated single case study design (one acute hos...

background: ethical standards of nursing profession emphasize that taking care of patients, showing respectful behavior, and preserving patients’ human dignity are important nursing priorities. furthermore, since time immemorial, humanistic thinkers have always paid close attention to the issues of humanity and human dignity. despite the emphasis of nursing texts on the importance of preserving...

Kant famously claims that autonomy is the ground of dignity. If he is correct about the grounding relationship, then doubts about our autonomy entail doubts about our dignity. Here, I attempt to show that Kant is sensitive to this problem, and invokes the ‘fact of reason’ (Faktum der Vernunft) as the key piece of evidence for our autonomy, and therefore our dignity. But as is well known, Kant’s...