ArticleNursing ethics2021
The meaning of dignity for older adults: A meta-synthesis.
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- Person-centred care models for institutionalised older adults requiring palliative care: an integrative review.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
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- Body care of older people in different institutionalized settings: A systematic mapping review of international nursing research from a Scandinavian perspective.Nursing inquiry · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review of patient-reported dignity and dignified care during acute hospital admission.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Pooled it
- Nonoperative Management Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Adverse Mental Health Conditions in Elderly Patients With Distal Radius Fractures: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Reconceptualising Dignity-Centred Care for Hospitalised Older Adults: A Discursive Theoretical Analysis Using the Levine's Conservation Model.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Views on Everyday Life and Reflections on Future Death and Dying Among Older Persons Residing in Nursing Homes: A Meta-Ethnographic Synthesis.International journal of older people nursing · 2026Review
- Ignoring the Older Person's Voice: Dignity, Ageism, and Epistemic Injustice in Geriatric Nursing Practice-A Nursing-Oriented Conceptual Review and Practice Framework.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Perceived Algorithmic Care Intensity and Older Adults' Autonomy in Community Smart Care: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR aging · 2026Article
- Trust Barriers and Vulnerabilities in Older Adults' Telemedicine Adoption: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Encountering nursing home residents' expressions of death and dying.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Dignity of Risk or Redistribution of Responsibility? Re-Thinking Ethics, Autonomy and Nursing Practice in Contemporary Aged Care.Nursing inquiry · 2026Article
- Living and dying in dignity among older migrants.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Dignity Among Older Persons in Long-Term Care Institutions in Taiwan and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study.The journal of nursing research : JNR · 2026Article
- Nursing home contrasts: A critical discussion on harnessing reflection for dignified change.Nursing ethics · 2026Article
- Experience of dignified care among hospitalized patients: a phenomenological study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The perception and experience of dignity in the care of older adults in nursing homes: A Meta-aggregation protocol.PloS one · 2026Article
- Self-worth systems in aging societies: a narrative review and conceptual framework from self-esteem to healthy longevity.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Dignity in Care of Older Patients with Cancer in Korea: A Hybrid Model Concept Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Korean Social Health Scale for the Elderly: A Rasch Analysis of Item Level Validity.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
Dignified care is a central issue in the nursing care of older adults. Nurses are expected to treat older adults with dignity, and older adults wish to be treated in a dignified manner. Researchers have recommended investigating the concept of dignity based on specific contexts and population groups. This meta-synthesis study aims to explore the understandings of dignity from the perspective of older adults in the Nordic countries. Synthesising findings from qualitative studies on older adults' experiences of dignity has provided important insight into what can be essential for dignified care in a Nordic context. The importance of visibility and recognition for the experience of dignity is an overarching theme in all the studies. The participants' descriptions mostly implicated an existence dominated by a lack of recognition. The older adults do not feel valued as people or for their contribution to society and strive to tone down their illnesses in an attempt to become more visible and acknowledged as people. Toning down their illnesses and masking their needs can protect their independence. At the same time, becoming less visible can leave them without a voice. The metaphorical phrase
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