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Gratton, Brigitte. Survey on the National Regulations in the European Union regarding Research on Human Embryos (July 2002), 16. This study had some methodological limitations. First, most participants were women. This may have resulted in a female perspective of dignity-conserving interventions. A male perspective might have added other aspects. Alternatively, women generally live longer than men [ 64], and, as NHs foremost are populated by women, a female perspective is important. Second, social desirability bias must always be considered in studies [ 65]. This may have influenced residents to respond in a way they believed more appropriate or socially acceptable, resulting in the withholding of true thoughts and feelings. To reduce this, the first author spent a considerable amount of time in the NH, in fact, 170 h over six months, which provided a rich amount of data and a great depth of understanding of the aspects that influence the residents’ dignity. Third, data collection took place in 2017. This might appear to be a limitation; nevertheless, the conditions concerning staff and median length of stay in NHs in Sweden are similar today. Further, the insights revealed here add valuable knowledge to inform how dignity is embodied in NH practice. Recommendations for practice We all want this kind of personalised care for our families. But all families are different. Stories for discussion

Sveriges Riksdag. Hälso- och sjukvårdslag (SFS 2017:30). [Health and Medical Services Act]. https://www.riksdagen.se. Accessed 14 Mar 2022.What is nice sometimes is when the staff sit with us. In the evenings it can be that some of them have a sandwich and a coffee when I sit (alone) out there. That is nice and enjoyable, so we can talk. (Interview with resident, 89 years) Li Y. Li Y. Dev World Bioeth. 2022 Mar;22(1):23-33. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12312. Epub 2021 Mar 14. Dev World Bioeth. 2022. PMID: 33719125 Hall EO, Hoy B. Re-establishing dignity: nurses’ experiences of caring for older hospital patients. Scand J Caring Sci. 2012;26:287–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2011.00931.x An Islamic view of dignity is crystallized in the Quran through the selected biographies of Noah, Abraham, Joseph, David, Moses, Mary, Jesus, Muhammed, and others (differing from the narratives in the Bible, which the Quran claims were corrupted). Individuals such as these are presented as role-models of dignity because they did not abandon their self-respect by bowing to social pressures. When faced with the fear of disapproval, poverty, hunger, death etc. these individuals held firm in their sense of right and wrong, which was in-line with Divine ordinances. "The right course is that on which one keeps his attitudes, ambitions and requirements subjected to the Divine Laws; and in this way leads a balanced and graceful life. Such a person has grasped the most trustworthy support which will never fail him" (Quran 31:22) [39] Such individuals are given the title of Muhsineen, who faced immense pressures but held firm in their positive actions. God awarded these individuals with authority and status in the land, and this reward is open to anyone who proves themselves worthy: "We bestow such honour and position on all those who lead their lives according to Our Laws." (Quran 37:80) [40] Those who fall into this category are also afforded Divine protection from their mistakes: "Therefore We have saved you and your son from this. We have done so because We keep those who lead their lives according to Divine guidance safe from such mishaps." (37:104–105) [40] The Quranic State that Muhammad began in Medinah sought to protect human dignity, since in a Quranic Welfare State individuals are free to work and live without the pressures faced by the threat of poverty, and thus can obey God's Laws as free individuals, contributing as part of a unified brotherhood working towards achieving humanity's full potential. Elaborations on dignity have been made by many scholars of Islam, such as Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri, head of the Islamic Culture and Communications Organization in Iran, in 1994. According to Taskhiri, dignity is a state to which all humans have equal potential, but which can only be actualized by living a life pleasing to the eyes of God. [41] This is in keeping with the 1990 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, which states that "True faith is the guarantee for enhancing such [basic human] dignity along the path to human perfection". [42]

In ordinary modern usage, the word denotes " respect" and " status", and it is often used to suggest that someone is not receiving a proper degree of respect, or even that they are failing to treat themselves with proper self-respect. There is also a long history of special philosophical use of this term. However, it is rarely defined outright in political, legal, and scientific discussions. International proclamations have thus far left dignity undefined, [5] [6] and scientific commentators, such as those arguing against genetic research and algeny, cite dignity as a reason but are ambiguous about its application. [7] Rodriguez, Philippe-André (2015). "Human dignity as an essentially contested concept". Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 28 (2): 3. doi: 10.1080/09557571.2015.1021297. S2CID 144462238. Bruun Lorentsen V, Naden D, Saeteren B. The meaning of dignity when the patients’ bodies are falling apart. Nurs Open. 2019;6:1163–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.301

Grace, Daniel and Don – as well as their carers – all demand a response that is thoroughly personal to them. At the same time, they are looking for what a modern social care system can offer: an approach to care that is positive, respects their strengths and experience, understands their rights and supports their independence. How can social care managers and workers develop a culture in the workplace that supports this approach? Better life in the community Pallipedia. Palliative care – 2018 IAHPC consensus based definition https://pallipedia.org/palliative-care-2018-iahpc-consensus-based-definition/. Accessed 14 Mar 2022. Dilley, Stephen and Nathan Palpant (eds.), Human Dignity in Bioethics. From Worldviews to the Public Square. New York: Routledge, 2013. [2] The progressing illnesses threatened residents’ dignity by increasingly making them dependent on others for help with bodily care. They were also dependent on assistant nurses when interacting with others, as they were increasingly losing their ability to socialise. In care situations, the assistant nurses were observed to support residents’ decision-making by asking about their personal preferences. Conversely, they were also observed to negatively influence residents’ dignity by neglecting their desires concerning clothing or the timing of care interventions. No discussions concerning medical decisions were observed. Cross, Neal Miller; Robert Carson Lamm; Rudy H. Turk (1984). The search for personal freedom. W.C. Brown. p.4. ISBN 978-0697031303.

Harper, Douglas (2014). "Online Etymology Dictionary". Online Etymology Dictionary . Retrieved 2014-09-22. Imagine you are working in supported living. Daniel comes to visit with Mary and the social worker. Holmberg B, Hellström I, Österlind J. End-of-life care in a nursing home: assistant nurses’ perspectives. Nurs Ethics. 2019;26:1721–33. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733018779199

Swedish Institute. Elderly Care in Sweden. 2021. https://sweden.se/society/elderly-care-in-sweden/. Accessed 14 Mar 2022. Nauert, Charles Garfield (1995). Humanism and the culture of Renaissance Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-0521407243.

Philosophers of the late 20th century who have written significant works on the subject of dignity include Mortimer Adler and Alan Gewirth. [20] Gewirth's views on human dignity are typically compared and contrasted with Kant's, for like Kant he theorizes that human dignity arises from agency. [21] [22] But while sharing Kant's view that rights arise from dignity, Gewirth focused far more than Kant on the positive obligations that dignity imposed on humans, the moral requirement not only to avoid harming but to actively assist one another in achieving and maintaining a state of "well-being". [21] No residents expressed a desire to be connected to religious or spiritual communities. Few viewed themselves as religious, but, conversely, they did not deny the existence of a God. Nevertheless, if life would get too difficult, they would pray to God to let them die. The observations did not show any spiritual practices, but assistant nurses were seen to practically help residents to vote in a church election. Cultural practices such as musical entertainment were offered. Social Dignity Inventory 5 A–EMcDougal, Lasswell, and Chen studied dignity as a basis for international law. [52] They said that using dignity as the basis for laws was a " natural law approach." [53] The natural law approach, they said, depends upon "exercises of faith." [54] McDougal, Lasswell, and Chen observed: [55]