Background A socioculturally appropriate appreciation of dignity is pivotal to the effective
provision of care for dying patients. Yet concepts of dignity remain poorly defined. To …

Scholars have demonstrated that common ways of performing charitable food aid in high-
income countries maintain a powerless and alienated status of recipients. Aiming to protect …

Background: For many years the body of literature known as 'care ethics' or 'ethics of
care'has been discussed as regards its status and nature. There is much confusion and little …

Background The COVID‐19 pandemic affects care practices for critically ill patients, with or
without a COVID‐19 infection, and may have affected the experience of dying for patients …

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 …

BACKGROUND: While knowledge on factors affecting personal dignity of patients nearing
death is quite substantial, far less is known about how patients living with a serious disease …

Objective: This article examines how dementia affects personal dignity in individuals with
mild to moderate dementia from their perspective. Method: In this qualitative cross-sectional …

Without an appropriate spiritual care model, it can be difficult to discuss existential questions
about death and dying with people who are confronted with life-threatening or incurable …

Background Dignity is a basic principle of palliative care and is intrinsic in the daily practice
of professionals assisting individuals with incurable diseases. Dignity Therapy (DT) is a …

Background A human rights approach to maternal health is considered as a useful
framework in international efforts to reduce maternal mortality. Although fundamental human …