Enhancing Dignity for Older Inpatients: The Photograph-Next-to-the-Bed Study.

CONCLUSIONS: A bedside photograph improved connections between staff, patients and carers, promoting patients' dignity of identity. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Displaying a bedside photograph as a visual reminder of the patient in the pre‑illness state helps preservation of an individual's dignity, a core concept in patient‑centered care. PMID: 29240531 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research