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Table 5 Facilitators and barriers to dignified care delivery by level of analysis

From: What facilitates the delivery of dignified care to older people? A survey of health care professionals

 

Organisation

Ward

Individual

Societal

Facilitating dignity

 Protocols and procedures

 

×

  

 Staff attitudes and values

 

×

×

 

 Staff mix, communication and culture and team working

 

×

  

 Adoption of interventions to promote dignity

 

×

  

Barriers to dignified care

 Resources-staffing, time, skill mix, task orientated care

×

   

 Culture and values-including valuing staff

×

   

 Workforce diversity

×

   

 Inadequate/routine education about dignity

×

   

 Poor communication

  

×

 

 Working on auto-pilot

  

×

 

 Value of care and caring

   

×

 Valuing and prioritisation of older people

   

×

 Failures of nursing education

   

×