Dignity and Predictors of Its Change Among Inpatients in Long-Term Care. (February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kisvetrová, Helena; Tomanová, Jitka; Hanáčková, Romana; Greaves, Peta Jane; Steven, Alison
• Is Part Of: Clinical nursing research. Volume 31:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2022-02
• Subjects: dignity -- long-term care -- geriatric patient -- education -- depression -- self-sufficiency; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Clinical medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/10547738211036969
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1054-7738

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify any differences in the dignity evaluation of geriatric inpatients after 1 month of hospitalization in a long-term care wards (LTC) and predictors of this change. This follow-up study included 125 geriatric inpatients who filled the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI-CZ), Geriatric Depression Scale, Barthel Index, and Mini-Mental State Examination. In the initial measurement, the patients rated of PDI-CZ item "Not able to perform tasks of daily living" the worst. One month after, the items "Not able to perform tasks of daily living, " "Not able to attend to bodily functions, " and "Not feeling worthwhile or valued" were improved. Patients with higher education, for whom self-sufficiency improved and depression decreased, rated their dignity more positively 1 month after the hospitalization in LTC. Our findings suggest that these factors are important for the maintenance of the dignity of older adults hospitalized in LTC.