title: Fostering dignity in the care of nursing home residents through slow caring.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Physical impairment and dependency on others may be a threat to dignity.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Two main themes emerged: dignity as distinction (I), and dignity as influence and participation (II).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A common understanding was that stress and business was a daily challenge.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Therefore, and according to the health personnel, maintaining human dignity requires slow caring in nursing homes, as an essential approach.
authors: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway.
authors: Vibeke
authors: V
authors: Lohne
authors: VIA University College, Denmark.
authors: Bente
authors: B
authors: Høy
authors: University of Nordland, Norway.
authors: Britt
authors: B
authors: Lillestø
authors: Berit
authors: B
authors: Sæteren
authors: Anne Kari Tolo
authors: AKT
authors: Heggestad
authors: Trygve
authors: T
authors: Aasgaard
authors: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway.
authors: Synnøve
authors: S
authors: Caspari
authors: Stord/Haugesund University College, Norway.
authors: Arne
authors: A
authors: Rehnsfeldt
authors: Sogn og Fjordane University College, Norway.
authors: Maj-Britt
authors: MB
authors: Råholm
authors: University of Agder, Norway.
authors: Åshild
authors: Å
authors: Slettebø
authors: Karlstad University, Sweden.
authors: Lillemor
authors: L
authors: Lindwall
authors: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway.
authors: Dagfinn
authors: D
authors: Nåden
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000639:trends; D066297:Hermeneutics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D028723:Personhood; D036301:Qualitative Research
keywords: Dignity; fostering; healthcare personnel; nursing home; slow caring