ArticleBMC geriatrics2022
Perception of dignity in older men and women in the early stages of dementia: a cross-sectional study.
Article in BMC geriatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04443621 (Changes in the Perception of Personal Dignity Over the Course of Dementia), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Changes in the Perception of Personal Dignity Over the Course of Dementia
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Threats to dignified care for older people with mental illness: a qualitative analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Comparing nurses' and patients' perceptions of dignity in burn care: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Drawing the mind: assessing cognitive decline through self-figure drawings.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Personal dignity in people with early-stage dementia: A longitudinal study.Nursing ethics · 2024Article
- Dignity and the Importance of Acknowledgement of Personhood for People With Disability.Qualitative health research · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDementia is a serious problem in old age, that impacts an individual's ability to function and may threaten personal dignity. Given the variable features of the illness and the diversity of life experiences, many factors may contribute to the perception of dignity by men and women with dementia. The purpose of the study was to explore the factors that contribute to dignity and its domains in men and women with dementia.
methodsThis cross-sectional study involved 316 community-dwelling patients with early-stage dementia (aged ≥ 60) (PwD). We assessed the participants' sociodemographic and social involvement characteristics, health-related variables (pain, depression, physical performance, visual and hearing impairments), attitude to aging, and self-sufficiency in the activities of daily living (ADL). These factors were investigated as independent variables for the perception of dignity and of its domains in men and women.
resultsMultivariate regression analysis showed that PwD experienced minor dignity problems in the early stages of dementia. In both men and women higher rates of depression, negative attitudes to aging, and pain were associated with reductions in the perception of dignity. In men, but not in women visual impairment had a negative effect on overall dignity, and on the associated domains of 'Loss of Autonomy' and 'Loss of Confidence'. In women, lowered self-sufficiency in ADL contributed to reduced self-perception of dignity and in the associated domains of 'Loss of Purpose of Life', 'Loss of Autonomy', and 'Loss of Confidence'. Sociodemographic and social involvement characteristics, hearing impairment, and physical performance did not influence the participants' self-perception of dignity.
conclusionThe results suggested that several common factors (depression, attitudes to aging, and pain) contribute to the perception of dignity in both men and women. Other factors, visual impairments in men, and self-sufficiency in ADL in women, appear to be more gender specific. These differences might relate to their specific gender roles and experiences. The self-perception of dignity in PwD can be helped by supporting the individual, to the extent that their illness allows, in maintaining activities that are important to their gender roles, and that preserve their gender identity.
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