Demanding dignity, and competence, in older people's care : The Lancet (several links of interest)

Demanding dignity, and competence, in older people's care : The Lancet

Other Articles of Interest

Articles Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial

Articles Dignity in the terminally ill: a cross-sectional, cohort study

Public Health Rediscovering human dignity

Comment Dignity and inequality

Commentary Death and dignity: dogma disputed

Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial : The Lancet Oncology

Background
Dignity therapy is a unique, individualised, short-term psychotherapy that was developed for patients (and their families) living with life-threatening or life-limiting illness. We investigated whether dignity therapy could mitigate distress or bolster the experience in patients nearing the end of their lives.

Dignity: not such a useless concept -abstract- Journal of Medical Ethics