Fostering dignity in the care of nursing home residents through slow caring

Vibeke Lohne; Bente Høy; Britt Lillestø; Berit Sæteren; Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad; Synnøve Caspari.; Arne Wilhelm Rehnsfeldt; Maj-Britt Råholm; Åshild Slettebø; Lillemor Lindwall; Dagfinn Nåden

doi:10.1177/0969733015627297

Fostering dignity in the care of nursing home residents through slow caring

Vibeke Lohne
, Bente Høy
, Britt Lillestø
, Berit Sæteren
, Anne Kari Tolo Heggestad
, Synnøve Caspari.
, Arne Wilhelm Rehnsfeldt
, Maj-Britt Råholm
, Åshild Slettebø
, Lillemor Lindwall
, Dagfinn Nåden

Sundhedsuddannelserne

Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
University of Nordland,
Stord/haugesund University college, Norway
Sogn og Fjordane University College, Norway.
Forskergruppen "Lived Religion", Universitet i Agder
University of Karlstad, Sweden

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Abstract

Background: Physical impairment and dependency on others may be a threat to dignity.
Research questions: The purpose of this study was to explore dignity as a core concept in caring, and
how healthcare personnel focus on and foster dignity in nursing home residents.
Research design: This study has a hermeneutic design.
Participants and research context: In all, 40 healthcare personnel from six nursing homes in
Scandinavia participated in focus group interviews in this study.
Ethical considerations: This study has been evaluated and approved by the Regional Ethical Committees
and the Social Science Data Services in the respective Scandinavian countries.
Findings: Two main themes emerged: dignity as distinction (I), and dignity as influence and participation (II).
Discussion: A common understanding was that stress and business was a daily challenge.
Conclusion: Therefore, and according to the health personnel, maintaining human dignity requires slow
caring in nursing homes, as an essential approach.

Original language	English
Article number	1
Journal	Nursing Ethics
Volume	24
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	778-788
Number of pages	11
ISSN	0969-7330
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0969733015627297
Publication status	Published - 2017

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