Enhancing Dignity for Older Inpatients: The Photograph-Next-to-the-Bed Study

Abstract

Displaying a bedside photograph as a visual reminder of the patient in the pre‑illness state helps preservation of an individual's dignity, a core concept in patient‑centered care.

Psychotherapy with Older Adults: Implementing and Refining Best Practices

“…Jacobs and colleagues present their evaluation of a 12-week Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group, reporting decreased depressive symptoms in the pre to post period, but not decreased anxiety or psychological flexibility (N = 17) (Jacobs, Luci, & Hagemann, 2017). Finally, Hubbard and colleagues describe the results of a simple intervention in the inpatient setting-having a photograph next to the bed-through qualitative analysis of focus groups with patients, staff, and families (Hubbard et al, 2017). New and emerging professionals contribute two additional program evaluation papers that further our understanding of group treatments with older adults.…”