The dignity of terminally ill children in pediatric palliative care: perspectives of parents and healthcare providers

S Cai, Q Guo, J Lin, C Deng, H Li, X Zhou - BMC palliative care, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The Chochinov Dignity Model was developed based on a cohort of
adult patients with advanced cancer, but its role among dying children is not clear. This …

Dignity therapy in pediatrics: A case series

T Schuelke, J Rubenstein - Palliative Medicine Reports, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Objective: To report our first case series of Dignity Therapy modified for a pediatric palliative
care population. Background: Dignity Therapy has been utilized successfully with terminally …

Personal dignity in the terminally ill from the perspective of caregivers: a survey among trained volunteers and physicians

G Albers, HCW de Vet, HRW Pasman… - Journal of Palliative …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Although dignity is increasingly considered a goal of palliative care, little
research has evaluated the understanding of dignity at the end of life from a caregiver's …

Dignity-based approaches in the care of terminally ill patients

GN Thompson, HM Chochinov - Current opinion in supportive and …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Dignity-based approaches in the care of terminally ill patie... : Current Opinion in Supportive
and Palliative Care Dignity-based approaches in the care of terminally ill patients : Current …

Dignity in the terminally ill: revisited

HM Chochinov, LJ Krisjanson, TF Hack… - Journal of palliative …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Background: Several studies have been conducted examining the notion of dignity and how
it is understood and experienced by people as they approach death. Objective: The purpose …

Exploring the experience of dignified palliative care in patients with advanced cancer and families: A feasibility study in Singapore

GL Lee, R Ow, R Akhileswaran… - Progress in Palliative Care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Dignity is an important concept in palliative care. Yet, the concept is ambiguous and there
does not seem to be agreement on how care can be delivered that preserves dignity at the …

Exploring the meaning of dignity at end of life for Chinese Canadians caregivers: A qualitative cross-cultural study

C Lou, K Lou, J Ridley - Palliative Medicine, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Preserving patient dignity is a fundamental value in palliative care and is
associated with an increased sense of meaning at end of life. The empiric Dignity Model …

Dignity therapy interventions for young people in palliative care: a rapid structured evidence review

A Rodriguez, J Smith… - International journal of …, 2018 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: Dignity therapy is becoming established in adult settings, with research
supporting its effectiveness. Aims: This article aims to summarise and synthesise the …

Qualitative study on perceived dignity of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in China

J Xiao, KM Chow, CWH Chan, M Li, Y Deng - Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Safeguarding the perceived dignity of cancer patients has been recently attracting
attention, but its development is constrained by the ambiguous construct of dignity. This …

A new measure of home care patients' dignity at the end of life: The Palliative Patients' Dignity Scale (PPDS)

D Rudilla, A Oliver, L Galiana… - Palliative & Supportive …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study aimed to develop a new and brief instrument to be employed in dignity
measurement, one based on the perceptions of patients, relatives, and professionals about …