Giving meaning by patients with a life-threatening disease. A study in the Netherlands to determine differences and similarities in the experience of contingence and personal goal striving by Muslims, Christians and people who interpret life in nonreligious ways.

Giving meaning by patients with a life-threatening disease. A study in the Netherlands to determine differences and similarities in the experience of contingence and personal goal striving by Muslims, Christians and people who interpret life in nonreligious ways. - Giving meaning by patients with a life-threatening disease.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32209

Enrollment

Registered

2008-10-17

Start date

2008-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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

Conditions

psychosociaal aspect (zingeving) n.v.t.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Group I: Muslims Group II: Christians Group III: people who interpret their lives nonreligiously ;1. patients aged 18 or older; 2. in a good clinical condition (Karnofsky 70 minimum); 3. with an advanced form of cancer 4. for which there is no curative treatment; 5. who are undergoing systemic therapy; 6. had started this therapy at least two months ago; 7. and whose worldview is either Muslim, Christian or nonreligious (according to the patient*s own description).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: nvt

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This research is inductive and explorative (method: Grounded Theory)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results