title: The Dialectical Movement Between Deprivation and Preservation of a Person's Life Space: A Question of Nursing Home Residents' Dignity.
abstract: The aim of this study was to answer the question "What do nursing home residents do themselves in order to maintain their dignity?" Twenty-eight residents, 8 men and 20 women, aged 62 to 103 years, from 6 different nursing homes in Scandinavia were interviewed. The results showed that the residents tried to expand their life space, both physical and ontological, in order to experience health and dignity.
authors.affiliation: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Oslo, Norway (Drs Sæteren, Heggestad, Lohne, Caspari, Lindwall, Aasgaard, and Nåden); VIA University College, Horsens, Denmark (Dr Høy); University of Nordland, Bodø, Norway (Dr Lillestø); University of Agder, Kristiansand S, Norway (Dr Slettebø); Sogn og Fjordane University College, Sogndal, Norway (Dr Råholm); Stord/Haugesund University College, Stord, Norway (Dr Rehnsfeldt); and Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden (Dr Lindwall).
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sæteren
authors.forename: Anne Kari Tolo
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Heggestad
authors.forename: Bente
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Høy
authors.forename: Britt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lillestø
authors.forename: Åshild
authors.initials: Å
authors.lastname: Slettebø
authors.forename: Vibeke
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lohne
authors.forename: Maj-Britt
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Råholm
authors.forename: Synnøve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caspari
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rehnsfeldt
authors.forename: Lillemor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lindwall
authors.forename: Trygve
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aasgaard
authors.forename: Dagfinn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nåden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D010550:Personal Space; D028723:Personhood