RT Article
T1 Undignified care: Violation of patient dignity in involuntary psychiatric hospital care from a nurse’s perspective
JF Nursing ethics
VO 21
IS 2
SP 176
OP 186
A1 Gustafsson, Lena-Karin
A1 Wigerblad, Åse
A1 Lindwall, Lillemor
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2014
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1779452020
AB Patient dignity in involuntary psychiatric hospital care is a complex yet central phenomenon. Research is needed on the concept of dignity’s specific contextual attributes since nurses are responsible for providing dignified care in psychiatric care. The aim was to describe nurses’ experiences of violation of patient dignity in clinical caring situations in involuntary psychiatric hospital care. A qualitative design with a hermeneutic approach was used to analyze and interpret data collected from group interviews. Findings reveal seven tentative themes of nurses’ experiences of violations of patient dignity: patients not taken seriously, patients ignored, patients uncovered and exposed, patients physically violated, patients becoming the victims of others’ superiority, patients being betrayed, and patients being predefined. Understanding the contextual experiences of nurses can shed light on the care of patients in involuntary psychiatric hospital care.
K1 Violations
K1 psychiatric forensic care
K1 Hermeneutics
K1 group interviews
K1 Dignity
K1 Caring
DO 10.1177/0969733013490592