NCT04738305

Feasibility of Dignity Therapy Intervention on Cancer Patients in Charge to an Hospital Palliative Care Unit.

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dignity Therapy Intervention on Palliative Care Program's Cancer Patients Referring to a Medical Oncology Ward.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim of the study was to asses feasibility and acceptability of a nurse delivered Dignity Therapy (DT) intervention on advanced cancer patients referring to an Hospital palliative care unit. To achieve this aim a mixed-method approach using before and after evaluation and semi-structured interviews has been used.

Conditions

• Dignity
• Advanced Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Dignity Therapy	The Italian version Dignity Therapy intervention (Chochinov HM 2015) has been delivered. Intervention questions were not previously delivered to patients. DT interview was provided to patients by Specifically trained Nurses. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed then revised by the patients to develop the final Generativity Document. Generativity Document was delivered to patients that could share it with their loved ones.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-04-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2021-02-04
• Last updated: 2021-02-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy