the relationship between resilience and human dignity in patients with covid- 19

Background: one of the most important ethical requirements of the medical profession is to maintain the human dignity of patients. covid-19 pandemic imposes a lot of stress on patients, which can be an obstacle to maintain the patients’ dignity.aim: the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between resilience and human dignity in patients with covid -19.method: this cross-sectional study was performed in 2021 on 180 patients admitted to covid wards in birjand, iran. data were collected using the patient dignity inventory (pdi) and conner-davidson resilience scale (cd-ris). data were analyzed by spss software (version 20) and descriptive and inferential statistics. p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.results: the mean overall human dignity score of the patients was 51.41 ± 19.56. the women reported a poorer perception of dignity and its distress symptom and social support dimensions than men (p <0.05). the mean overall resilience score of the patients was 65.95 ± 12.96. in control dimension, the mean resilience scores of men was significantly higher than women (p < 0.05). inverse relationship was found between resilience and human dignity in patients covid-19 (p <0.001).implications for practice: the resilience is a protective factor for the patients’ dignity. the preservation of dignity in patients care process during covid-19 pandemic and the use of effective methods to improve their resilience can be helpful to overcome these stressful situations.