New Vision for the Dignity: Understanding the Meaning of Patient Dignity in Iran.
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2015
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Aim: Respect for human dignity right has been accepted as a fundamental human need in the
world, but its meaning is complex. The present research aimed to understand the meaning of
patient dignity in Iran.
Study Design: The study was a qualitative study using content analysis.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was performed in Kerman, Iran in 2014.
Methodology: The study was conducted among patients with Heart diseases. The purposive
sampling technique was used to select the participants. Participants were 16 heart patients
admitted from two hospitals affiliated with the Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Twenty
semi-structured interviews were constructed. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis Results: The analyzed data were made into two main themes and ten sub-themes. The two main
themes that emerged were 1- Basic dignity with subthemes (Human security, Comprehensive care,
Education and awareness, Respect, Effective communication and Privacy), 2- Transcendent
dignity with subthemes (Trust, Gratitude, Satisfaction, Spiritual growth). In the basic dignity, the
focus was on physical and psychological needs and in the transcendent dignity; the focus was on
spiritual dimension. The results of this study may help health care professionals in understanding
patient dignity in Iran.
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Dignity, Iranian patients, qualitative research, content analysis
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Borhani Fariba, Abbaszadeh Abbas, Rabori Roghayeh Mehdipour. New Vision for the Dignity: Understanding the Meaning of Patient Dignity in Iran. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2015; 9(2): 1-11.