Older people's views of dignity and how it can be promoted in a hospital environment

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1784-1792

  Webster, Carole ^a,b   Bryan, Karen ^c  

^a ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASHFORD AND ST PETER'S HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dignity; Nurses; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RIGHT TO DIE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RIGHT TO DIE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 65649136975     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02674.x     Document Type: Article

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