Szawarski Piotr
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Frimley Health Foundation Trust, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK.
J Intensive Care Soc. 2020 May;21(2):174-178. doi: 10.1177/1751143719853746. Epub 2019 Jun 6.
Dignity is a concept we often evoke in healthcare when caring for patients and attending to their basic needs. It is a very human concept, unique perhaps. Yet, though instinctively we think we know what it means, we rarely pause to reflect on it. What does it mean? It is a concept that is hard to define and not easy to apply and yet a concept important for humanity. This article explores the roots and the uses of the term with particular reference to human rights, patient choices at the end of life and to vulnerability.
尊严是我们在医疗保健中照顾患者并满足其基本需求时经常提及的一个概念。它是一个非常人性化的概念，或许独一无二。然而，尽管我们本能地认为自己知道它的含义，但我们很少停下来思考它。它意味着什么呢？这是一个难以定义且不易应用的概念，但却是对人类至关重要的概念。本文探讨了该术语的根源及其用途，特别涉及人权、临终时的患者选择以及脆弱性。
