Perception of patients with COVID-19 about respecting their dignity in hospital settings: a cross-sectional study

Background: Dignity therapy is a psychotherapy intervention whose main goal to improve the quality of life, promote spiritual and psychological health, reduce suffering in people with life-threatening diseases. Deteriorating health status associated low perceived dignity. The COVID-19 pandemic has been growing concerns about care. Therefore, present study aimed examine perception patients respecting their dignity hospital settings related variables. Patients methods: A cross-sectional was conducted 2021, on 206 hospitals. Patient Questionnaire (PDI) used collect data descriptive inferential statistics were analyze data. Results: mean age participants 54.83 ± 14.98 years majority them male (67.5%). score overall 69.76 10.62 out 125. Participants rated 7 25 items as 3 or higher, indicating importance these clinical setting. highest lowest scores dependence (3.28 0.55) social support (1.49 0.59) subscales, respectively. patients' educational level gender (p = 0.012) 0.065). Conclusions: concerned Our more dimensions symptom distress, existential dependence. Conducting training workshops human can nurses’ knowledge skills this area respect for patient