The views of older people and health professionals about dignity in acute hospital care

Journal of Clinical Nursing
Marcelle Tauber-GilmoreChristine Norton

Abstract

To report the findings from interviews conducted as part of a wider study on interventions to support dignified care in older people in acute hospital care. The data in this study present the interview data. Dignity is a complex concept. Despite a plethora of recommendations on how to achieve dignified care, it remains unclear how to attain this in practice and what the priorities of patients and staff are in relation to dignity. A purposive sample of older patients and staff took part in semi-structured interviews and gave their insight on the meaning of dignity and examples of what sustains and breaches a patient's dignity in acute hospital care. Thirteen patients and 38 healthcare professionals in a single metropolitan hospital in the UK interviewed. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and underwent a thematic analysis. The meaning of dignity was broadly agreed on by patients and staff. Three broad themes were identified: the meaning of dignity, staffing level and its impact on dignity, and organisational culture and dignity. Registered staff of all healthcare discipline and student nurses report very little training on dignity or care of the older person. There remain inconsistencies in the application of dignified care. S...Continue Reading

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Apr 22, 2018·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Marcelle Tauber-GilmoreZainab Zahran
May 21, 2019·Nursing Ethics·Åsa RejnöTove E Godskesen
Oct 22, 2020·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research·Hana BláhováIva Holmerová
Apr 2, 2021·Hospital Topics·Camellia TorabizadehMarzieh Momennasab

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