ObjectiveTo find out the most relevant dimensions which shape the sense of dignity in the terminally ill patient within, as well as outside hospital environment. Material and methodA sample of thirty patients meeting the criteria for terminally ill was studied. Most of them (27) of were from the HACLE Pare Jofré in Valencia, and the remaining three were being treated at home by their family doctor. Of these 30 patients, 50% were oncological, and the 50% were patients with advanced illness.The criteria to be included in the sample were: to be eighteen years old or more, to sign a form of consent, and accomplishment of the advanced illness criteria.With that purpose, two questionnaires were administered to the patients: a closed questionnaire with twelve variables, and another one with ten open-answer questions, in order to determine the degree of different aspects of care and support at the end of life are important to them. Both questionnaires were alternated successively to facilitate the final integration of the results. The analysis of the data was done as follows: the results of the closed questionnaire were analysed using the SPSS statistical package, and the results of the open questionnaire using the Grounded Theory Constant Comparative Method. Results of the closed questionnaireThe most valued variable to the ill, with a mean of 6.4643 was “Tell my family and friends how much I love them and how important they are for me” followed by “The support and care by the health workers” with a mean of 6.4286. On the other hand, the least valued variable, with a mean of 4.86, was for “The importance of relieving my pain”. The social sphere was the most valued variable with a mean of 19.00, and the physical sphere, the least valued variable with a mean of 16.7667. Results of the open questionnaireThe results showed the importance of the binomial family-health expressed in three dimensions that interact as an integral system in the care and treatment of the terminally ill: adaptation, hope and support from family and medical health team. ConclusionThe sense of dignity at the end of life is situated within the inter-relation ship of three dimensions: adaptation, hope and support.