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Understanding Spirituality on death distress and death acceptance in an Indian hospice setting

Role of Spirituality on Death distress and Death acceptance in advance cancer patients receiving Palliative care in an Indian hospice setting

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/06/043071
Enrollment
20
Registered
2022-06-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-06-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D499- Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Bangalore Hospice Trust Karunashraya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Only patients who are aware of their cancer diagnosis and prognosis will be included. 2.Adults in the age group of 18 and above. 3.Admitted to inpatient care at karunashraya for end of life care 4.Verbal fluency in one of the language English, Tamil and Kannada.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Those who are not willing to participate Symptoms interfering in the assessment 2.Those experiencing severe physical agony and are non-cooperative. 3.Patients with history of diagnosed mental health disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The psychological discomfort among the cancer patients who are undergoing spiritual discomfort. The study can be used to create awareness among Palliative care professionals. This study may give broad view to importance of spirituality, practices, concerns, Belief in Karma, thought about death, after death, believe in after-life, distress, acceptance, forgiving, and sense of hope. In this study it will be given an attention to spirituality a necessary part of holistic care in palliative care Timepoint: after the data collection approximately 8 to 10 weeks will be needed.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The study can be used to create awareness among Palliative care professionals. This study may give broad view to importance of spirituality, practices, concerns, Belief in Karma, thought about death, after death, believe in after-life, distress, acceptance, forgiving, and sense of hope. In this study it will be given an attention to spirituality a necessary part of holistic care in palliative care Timepoint: base line of 1year

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSundari K S

Bangalore Hospice Trust

sundari.ks@karunashraya.org8553060472

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026