BACKGROUND This paper has its origins in Jonathan Mann's insight that the experience of dignity may explain the reciprocal relationships between health and human rights. It follows his call for a taxonomy of dignity: "a coherent vocabulary and framework to characterize dignity." METHODS Grounded theory procedures were use to analyze literature pertaining to dignity and to conduct and analyze ...

BACKGROUND Preserving dignity can be considered as a goal of palliative care. To provide dignity-conserving care, it is relevant to identify the factors that influence a patient's self-perceived dignity. This study aims to develop an instrument to measure factors affecting self-perceived dignity that has good content validity and is appropriate for use in practice. METHODS Data were collected...

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...

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...

Before introducing the theory of workplace dignity in depth, this chapter reviews the broader landscape of human dignity to establish a foundation for the new theory. A theory of workplace dignity is in important ways different from human dignity, but in equally important ways builds upon the rich tradition of writers and writings about human dignity and how it has been defined in terms of what...

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between attitudes relatives terminal stage patients towards death and principles about dying with dignity. 
 Material Method: This descriptive cross-sectional was carried out 308 patient 20 December 2021 21 March 2022. data were collected using a “Patient Information Form”, ‘Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R)’ ‘Assessment Scal...

Background: Dignity therapy is a psychotherapy intervention whose main goal to improve the quality of life, promote spiritual and psychological health, reduce suffering in people with life-threatening diseases. Deteriorating health status associated low perceived dignity. The COVID-19 pandemic has been growing concerns about care. Therefore, present study aimed examine perception patients respe...

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Nurses need to be aware of their professional, legal and ethical responsibilities towards patients. Male nurses in particular face problems in their practice as a result of their gender and the stereotypes associated with male nurses. Such stereotypes can act as a barrier to their duty of care. This article examines the challenges associated with male nurses carrying out intimate, physical care...