Advanced and/or terminally ill cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Spiritual care using SpiPas
Usual care
Sponsors
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient was diagnosed with advanced cancer and described about his diagonosis 2. Age 20 years and older 3. Ability to participate in 30 minutes interviews and questionnaire for twice in two weeks 4. The patient currently experience spiritual pain 5. No evidence of severe cognitive impairment such as dementia or delirium 6. Ability to provide oral and written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Following the primary physician/nurse's direction the patient is unable to complete the study due to the severity of physical and mental condition 2.Impossible to make linguistic communication 3.The patient currently dose not exrerience spiritual pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual (FACIT-Sp) Japanese Version in Cancer Patients | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS) 2.Complehensive Quality of Life Outcome Inventory (CoQoLo) 3.Japanese version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory(MDASIJ) 4. Nurses' confidence, knowledge and attitudes towards spiritual care 5. Spiritual pain assessment and care plan (intervention group only) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKaori Ichihara
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Human Health Science
Outcome results
None listed