Table 3.

The most important aspects of dignified care

Please rank in order how important these are to you (1 = most important, 8 = least important)	Mean	Order of importance
Treating a patient as an individual	2.41	1
Maintaining privacy when providing care at all times and in all places	2.72	2
Responding promptly and professionally when patients ask for help	3.67	3
Having time to talk and actively listen to patients	4.18	4
Providing adequate help with personal care (e.g. washing, clothing, toileting)	4.84	5
Addressing patients as they have asked to be addressed	5.31	6
Helping patients at meal times	5.57	7
Obtaining consent from patients for sharing information	7.22	8