ArticleClinical nursing research2022
Dignity and Predictors of Its Change Among Inpatients in Long-Term Care.
Article in Clinical nursing research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of patient-reported dignity and dignified care during acute hospital admission.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Pooled it
- Improving the perception of respect for and the dignity of inpatients: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Symptom heterogeneity and factors associated with dignity-related distress in older adults with incontinence-associated dermatitis.BMC geriatrics · 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
- Patient Dignity in Long-Term Recovery among Survivors of Acute Respiratory Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2025Article
- Nurses' perception of threats to human dignity in caring for patients with COVID-19: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Personal dignity in people with early-stage dementia: A longitudinal study.Nursing ethics · 2024Article
- The Impact of Counseling on the Dignity of Older People: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Factors associated with older persons' perceptions of dignity and well-being over a three-year period. A retrospective national study in residential care facilities.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify any differences in the dignity evaluation of geriatric inpatients after 1 month of hospitalization in a long-term care wards (LTC) and predictors of this change. This follow-up study included 125 geriatric inpatients who filled the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI-CZ), Geriatric Depression Scale, Barthel Index, and Mini-Mental State Examination. In the initial measurement, the patients rated of PDI-CZ item "Not able to perform tasks of daily living" the worst. One month after, the items "Not able to perform tasks of daily living," "Not able to attend to bodily functions," and "Not feeling worthwhile or valued" were improved. Patients with higher education, for whom self-sufficiency improved and depression decreased, rated their dignity more positively 1 month after the hospitalization in LTC. Our findings suggest that these factors are important for the maintenance of the dignity of older adults hospitalized in LTC.
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