From: A systematic scoping review on patients’ perceptions of dignity
Ring | Theme | Country |
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Innate | Intrinsic worth [78,79,80,81, 83, 87, 88, 174] Being acknowledged [175] | USA [174], Canada [78], Spain [79, 83], Iran [175], Netherlands [87], Norway [88], Sweden [80], Germany [81] |
Based on rationality, unique to humans [10] | Netherlands [10] | |
Being worthy, honoured, or esteemed [75, 78, 89, 98, 119, 120, 158] Being treated with respect, valued by others [84, 90, 101, 103, 138, 176, 177] | Canada [78, 119], China [158], UK [89], USA [98], Italy [75, 120] Sweden [103], Norway [90], France [138], USA [101, 177], Japan [176], Denmark [102], Greece [84] | |
Individual | ||
Self-construed [6, 10, 87], self-defined [83, 84, 129, 175, 178], personal identity [6, 10, 78, 82,83,84, 91, 129, 175, 178] | Canada [78], Italy [82], Netherlands [10, 87, 129], Australia [6], Spain [83], Greece [84], Poland [178], Iran [175], UK [91] | |
Relational | Caregivers being part of care [170] | Spain [170] |
Not wanting to lose familial roles [87] | Netherlands [87] | |
Societal | ||
Rapport with healthcare team [6, 10, 78, 89, 91, 92, 95, 102] | Canada [78], Netherlands [10], UK [91], Denmark [102], Australia [6], Singapore [92, 95] | |
Multi-ring | ||
Individual and societal role [78, 92, 101, 103, 112, 158, 179] | Denmark [179], Canada [78], USA [101], Singapore [92], Sweden [103], Italy [112], China [158] | |
Innate and individual value [96] | ||
Netherlands [86], Italy [181], USA [180], Iran [175], Greece [114] | ||
Individual, relational [130] | China [130] | |
Ambiguous [78] | Canada [78] | |
Right to how and when to die [100] | Spain [100] | |
Death without suffering [100] | Spain [100] |