SynthesisJournal of advanced nursing2022
A systematic review of patient-reported dignity and dignified care during acute hospital admission.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of patient-reported dignity and dignified care during acute hospital admission.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Pooled it
- Nurses' Actions of Maintaining Patient Dignity: An Integrative Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Review
- Reconceptualising Dignity-Centred Care for Hospitalised Older Adults: A Discursive Theoretical Analysis Using the Levine's Conservation Model.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Patient-Reported Receipt of Satisfactory Healthy Lifestyle Guidance and Associated Factors Among Outpatients in China: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Experience of dignified care among hospitalized patients: a phenomenological study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Self-worth systems in aging societies: a narrative review and conceptual framework from self-esteem to healthy longevity.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Understanding perceived quality of nursing care among adults receiving haemodialysis in Northern Ghana: A qualitative inquiry.PloS one · 2026Article
- Professional Values, Perceived Ethical Climate, and Dignity-Protecting Behaviors Among Intensive Care Nurses: A Moderation Analysis.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Promoting dignity as a core concept of healthcare: An opinion piece from an occupational therapy perspective.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Adaptation and validation of Spanish version of the Inpatient Dignity Scale in hospitalized patients: a psychometric study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Between rhetoric and reality: dignified health care for the Soliga adivasi community in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
- Dignity-Based Care: Lessons for Today from Two Turning Points in the Histories of Acupuncture.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Article
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- Dignified care and associated factors among adult patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, south west Ethiopia, 2023.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Weight analysis of Chinese nurses' behaviors to maintain patient dignity and its relationship with job-esteem: a cross-sectional study controlling for agreeableness.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Threats to the Dignity of People with Advanced Illness Who Are Treated in Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nurses' perception of threats to human dignity in caring for patients with COVID-19: A qualitative study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Analysis of the status and influencing factors of dignity impairment symptoms in critically ill patients after ICU treatment.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Is Dignity Still Necessary in Health Care? From Definition to Recognition of Human Dignity.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- The experiences of psychiatric patients, their caregivers and companions in upholding patient dignity during hospitalization: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimsTo synthesize quantitative evidence on levels of dignity during acute hospital admission and identify barriers and facilitators to patients' dignity or dignified care from the perspective of hospitalized patients. The secondary aim was to examine the relationship between dignity and demographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of patients.
designA systematic review based on the protocol of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guideline for reporting systematic reviews. DATA SOURCES: Five electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, AgeLine) were searched in February 2021, followed by backward-forward searching using Web of Science and Scopus databases. REVIEW
methodsPotentially eligible articles were scrutinized by two reviewers. Articles that met the eligibility criteria were appraised for quality using the Critical Appraisal Tool for Cross-Sectional Studies. Two reviewers extracted data for the review and resolved differences by consensus.
resultsOut of 3052 potentially eligible studies, 25 met the inclusion criteria. Levels of dignity for hospitalized patients vary widely across geographic locations. Patients' dignity is upheld when healthcare professionals communicate effectively, maintain their privacy, and provide dignity therapy. Patients' perceptions of dignity were, in some studies, reported to be associated with demographic (e.g. age, marital status, gender, employment, educational status), clinical (e.g. hospitalization, functional impairment, physical symptoms) and psychological (e.g. depression, anxiety, demoralization, coping mechanisms) variables whilst other studies did not observe such associations.
conclusionPatients in acute care settings experience mild to a severe loss of dignity across different geographic locations. Patients' dignity is influenced by several demographic, clinical and psychological characteristics of patients. IMPACT: The findings of the review support impetus for improvement in dignified care for hospitalized patients, addressing factors that facilitate or impede patients' dignity. Measures aimed at alleviating suffering, fostering functional independence and addressing patients' psychosocial needs can be used to promote dignity.
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