TY - JOUR
T1 - Which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity?
AU - Oosterveld-Vlug, Mariska G.
AU - de Vet, Henrica C. W.
AU - Pasman, H. Roeline W.
AU - van Gennip, Isis E.
AU - Willems, Dick L.
AU - Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Bregje D.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Aim of this study was to explore which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity. Questionnaires containing the Measurement Instrument for Dignity AMsterdam - for Long-Term Care facilities (MIDAM-LTC) were administered to 95 nursing home residents, residing on the general medical wards of six nursing homes in the Netherlands. Associations between residents' characteristics and each MIDAM-LTC item as well as the total number of items considerably influencing dignity were calculated. Results showed that not being optimistic, being male and/or being heavily dependent predispose nursing home residents to have their dignity undermined. Residents with these characteristics should therefore be given special attention in the provision of dignity-conserving care. Age, cultural background, religion, length of stay and socioeconomic status were very rarely related to individual MIDAM-LTC items. Knowledge of associations between characteristics and factors undermining dignity can be used to raise nursing home staff's sensitivity toward these factors
AB - Aim of this study was to explore which characteristics of nursing home residents relate to factors influencing their dignity. Questionnaires containing the Measurement Instrument for Dignity AMsterdam - for Long-Term Care facilities (MIDAM-LTC) were administered to 95 nursing home residents, residing on the general medical wards of six nursing homes in the Netherlands. Associations between residents' characteristics and each MIDAM-LTC item as well as the total number of items considerably influencing dignity were calculated. Results showed that not being optimistic, being male and/or being heavily dependent predispose nursing home residents to have their dignity undermined. Residents with these characteristics should therefore be given special attention in the provision of dignity-conserving care. Age, cultural background, religion, length of stay and socioeconomic status were very rarely related to individual MIDAM-LTC items. Knowledge of associations between characteristics and factors undermining dignity can be used to raise nursing home staff's sensitivity toward these factors
KW - Dignity
KW - Long-term care
KW - MIDAM-LTC
KW - Nursing home
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.05.002
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.05.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 27260110
SN - 0197-4572
VL - 37
SP - 365
EP - 370
JO - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
JF - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
IS - 5
ER -