Background Although codes of conduct, guidelines and standards call for healthcare
practitioners to protect patients' dignity, there are widespread concerns about a lack of …

International guidelines promote active investigation and treatment of incontinence;
however, these guidelines do not fully accommodate the psychosocial aspects associated …

Aims and objectives To explore nursing home staff members' beliefs and expectations about
what constitutes “quality continence care” for people living in nursing homes. Background …

A person-centred approach to care in residential aged care facilities should uphold
residents' rights to independence, choice, decision-making, participation, and control over …

Background There are well established national and local policies championing the need to
provide dignity in care for older people. We have evidence as to what older people and their …

Background Despite well established national and local policies championing the need to
provide dignity in care for older people, there continues to be a wealth of empirical evidence …

Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore older adults' perspectives about
dignity and dignified nursing care during acute hospitalisation in Ghana. Background …

Aim This study aimed to illuminate nurses' experience of continence care for older people
receiving home care, either in their own home or in an assisted living facility. Background …

Background Incontinence in people with dementia is one of the factors associated with the
decision to move to a care home. Managing incontinence adds to carer burden and has …

Background Whilst the past decade has seen a growing emphasis placed upon ensuring
dignity in the care of older people this policy objective is not being consistently achieved and …