en Analysis of Geriatric Dignity as an Ethical Component by the ‎Rodgers Evolutionary Approach تخصصي Special Review Article <strong><em>Background:</em></strong> One of the most fundamental principles that should be considered in the care &lrm;of &lrm;the elderly is dignity. This study aims to analyze the concept of dignity in elderly by the &lrm;Rogers&#39; &lrm;evolutionary approach<span dir="RTL">&rlm;</span>. The most relevant concepts to dignity were included respect, independence and privacy &lrm;of &lrm;the elderly. There are four types of dignity. One of them is inherent dignity that everyone has it. &lrm;Merit, moral and personal identity are the other types of dignity. Maintenance of privacy, &lrm;personal &lrm;information, proper communication and sensitivity to the needs of the elderly are the &lrm;precedent of dignity.&nbsp; Identity preservation, personal participation, feeling of &lrm;security, achieving &lrm;the satisfaction by old adults, improving the quality of life, happiness, &lrm;elderly prosperity, and &lrm;so on are the antecedents of dignity.&lrm;<br> <strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><strong><em><span dir="RTL">&rlm;:&rlm;</span></em></strong> Dignity is a complex, abstractive, multidimensional, and evolutionary concept &lrm;that &lrm;should be considered as part of careers&#39; thinking in order to provide appropriate nursing &lrm;care. &lrm;In this study, some of its most relevant dimensions were clarified in the nursing &lrm;context, &lrm;reflecting changes in some of the relevant features and concepts in recent decades. It is necessary that nurses consider them in their daily action.<br> &nbsp; Dignity, Elderly, Rodgers’ approach 16 22 http://ijethics.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-47-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nazila Vosoughi vosoghi2015@gmail.com 10031947532846003626 10031947532846003626 Yes Dept. of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Farahnaz Mohammadi-shahboulagi 10031947532846003627 10031947532846003627 No Dept. of Nursing education, Center of Aging Researches, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Hamidreza Khankeh 10031947532846003628 10031947532846003628 No Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center , USWR, Dept. of Clinical Science and Education, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Ghasem Abotalebi-daryasari 10031947532846003629 10031947532846003629 No Dept. of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran