Background: Patients express a variety of needs, some of which are labeled social and
spiritual. Without an in-depth exploration of patients' expressions of these needs, it is difficult …

Aims To synthesize quantitative evidence on levels of dignity during acute hospital
admission and identify barriers and facilitators to patients' dignity or dignified care from the …

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify four non-cancer populations that might
benefit from a palliative approach; and describe and compare the prevalence and patterns …

Context Spiritual distress contributes to patients' and families' experiences of care.
Objectives To map the literature on how seriously ill patients and their family members …

Introduction Thirst and dry mouth are common symptoms among patients at the end of life. In
palliative care today, there is a focus on mouth care to alleviate thirst. There are no …

Background: How patients preserve their sense of dignity in life is an important area of
palliative care that remains to be explored. Aims: To describe patients' perspectives of what …

Aim To describe nurses' experiences of ethical challenges in relation to thirst in terminally ill
patients in specialist palliative care units. Research design A qualitative, reflexive thematic …

Background Dementia is a serious problem in old age, that impacts an individual's ability to
function and may threaten personal dignity. Given the variable features of the illness and the …

Purpose: The Demoralization scale (DS-I) is a validated and frequently used instrument to
assess existential distress in patients with cancer and other severe medical illness. The …

Abstract Context The Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) is a valid and reliable instrument to
measure dignity, as a state of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being in palliative …