DIGNITY IN CARE

Dignity in Care: A Selected Review of Relevant Literature

Abstract

Dignity has been recounted as a target occurrence and as a private one; as public and as personal; as one-by-one and as collective. This study explains its use and meaning in different contexts.

Declaration

Acknowledgements

Writing this thesis has been very demanding, challenging and time-consuming, but also remarkable, informative and above all fun. Nevertheless, it feels great to have finally completed my bachelor's or master's thesis and I am now looking forward to a nice relaxing period for recovering. It has been both advantages and drawbacks with the limited amount of earlier research conducted within this area, even though I faced serious troubles but sometimes the advantages of this research luckily were in my favor and have made this research both challenging and interesting.

I would like to thank my supervisor -------, professor at -------University, who has been great in guiding my through this thesis, helping me through the difficulties I faced during the entire process and motivated me to work hard. Furthermore, I would like to thank all my friends, for their contributions by sharing their perceptions and opinions with me. Above all I would like to thank my family and teachers that provided me with valuable and constructive criticism.

Table of Contents

Abstract2

Declaration3

Acknowledgements4

Introduction7

Dignity in Historical Perspective7

Value of Dignity9

Rationale11

Aims/Objectives of the study11

Literature Review11

Human Dignity11

Dignity in Social Perspective17

Dignity in Various Dimensions19

Our Rights and Dignity20

Dignity and Power23

Dignity and Fairness25

Bioethics and Dignity27

Dignity in Mind29

Health and Dignity33

Research Design38

Method of Data Collection39

Method of Data Analysis40

One-way Chi Square Test40

Method Analysis41

Ethical Issues41

Limitations42

Discussions42

Philosophical concerns considering dignity42

Preservation of Dignity43

Alternative Options of Dignity45

Traits46

Allusion for Nursing Practice46

Dignity and Social Perspective49

Conclusion54

References58

Bibliography62

Introduction

Dignity is a major view in our daily life (Andorno, 2003), as well as in worldwide bioethics and bio-law (Jacelon, & Vo, 2004). According to social scientists, dignity should assist as a directing standard for the international wellbeing action. Health and human privileges supports propose that dignity may be a connection that interprets the connection between the advancement and defence of human privileges and wellbeing rank (Pullman, 2002; Marks, 2003).

Consideration towards dignity is flourishing in wellbeing study and advocacy. In reviews of wellbeing care value, dignity assists as a sign in the estimation of both doctor and scheme responsiveness. Various investigations disclose the significance of dignity to the know-how of obtaining care. (Chochinov, 2004)

 

Dignity in Historical Perspective

Historical notions of dignity situate the notion in three key relationships: between humanity and God, between the one-by-one and humanity, and between determinism and freedom. In the Bible and all through the Christian Middle Ages, dignity was construed as a value owned by humanity because of its exclusive connection to God. Human beings were made in the likeness of God and therefore on the ladder of creation stood overhead all other animals, second only to the angels (Gurnham, 2005). This exceptional rank loaned a sacred worth or worth to all human life. By compare, academic Greek concepts about dignity drawn from an comprehending of humanity as rigidly hierarchical. Dignity was ascribed to certain persons or assemblies by virtue of their location, ...