Dignity-conserving care for persons with palliative care needs - identifying outcomes studied in research: An integrative review.

Palliative & Supportive Care
Annika SödermanKarin Blomberg

Abstract

With people living longer, palliative care may be required for lengthier periods of time. This puts demands on healthcare organizations to provide optimal palliative care. Maintaining dignity is central for any person's health and quality of life, but especially for a person with palliative care needs. Dignity-conserving care needs to be evaluated to increase knowledge about outcomes and how to assess these. The purpose of this integrative review was to identify outcomes studied within dignity-conserving care and how these have been operationalized. An integrative review was conducted in 26 quantitative or mixed-method studies and study protocols. Thematic synthesis with an abductive approach was used for analysis. Seven themes of studied outcomes were identified, as well as four cluster themes: themes related to Illness-Related Concerns, themes related to the Dignity-Conserving Repertoire, themes related to the Social Dignity Inventory, and themes regarding Overarching Dignity Issues. Most outcomes studied dealt with Illness-Related Concerns within the themes of "Performance, symptoms and emotional concerns" and "End-of-life and existential aspects". Themes linked to the Social Dignity Inventory had the lowest number of outcom...Continue Reading

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