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Dignity and the essence of medicine: the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care

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Chochinov, Harvey Max·2007·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.39244.650926.47PMC PMC1934489
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Kindness, humanity, and respect—the core values of medical professionalism—are too often being overlooked in the time pressured culture of modern health care, says HarveyChochinov, and the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care can reinstate them

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  • The basis of dignity therapy and other interventions such as Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) rests on the centrality of finding a sense of meaning or purpose in one's life through narrative storytelling and interpersonal connection.

    “The basis of dignity therapy (Chochinov 2007) and other interventions such as Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM) (Mehnert et al. 2020) rests on the centrality of finding a sense of meaning or purpose in one's life through narrative storytelling and interpersonal connection.”

    From Psychosocial and Integrative Oncology: Interventions Across the Disease Trajectory. (2023) · cites this paper as Chochinov 2007

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Authors
Chochinov, H. M.
Affiliations
University of Manitoba (CA)
Corresponding author
Chochinov, Harvey Max
ORCID
Chochinov, Harvey Max
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2007-07-26
Volume
335
Issue
7612
Pages
184-187
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.39244.650926.47
PMC
PMC1934489
OpenAlex
W2026061234
Cited by
512
References
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FWCI
20.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
www.bmj.org/licenses/tdm/1.0/terms-and-conditions.html (tdm)
Locations
  • BMJ (publishedVersion)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
Keywords
patient dignity, medical professionalism, kindness, respect
MeSH terms
Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Health, Humans, Patient Participation, Professional Practice, Professional-Patient Relations, Terminal Care, Patient Rights, Spirituality

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