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Structured life review using autobiographical retrieval practice in palliative cancer patients

Structured life review using autobiographical retrieval practice in palliative cancer patients - Effect of Life Review Therapy in Palliative Cancer Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON39202
Enrollment
122
Registered
2010-06-17
Start date
2010-07-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-06

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

Conditions

kwaliteit van leven reduced quality of life sadness

Interventions

The intervention will be individually administered and consists of four weekly sessions, with every session focusing on a particular life period * childhood, adolescence, adulthood and summary. For

Sponsors

Vrije Universiteit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Palliative cancer patients with a prognose > 3 months - no severe impediments in oral communication - (clarity) - capability to express themselves in Dutch

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: psychotic behaviour (delusions or hallucinations) or severe anxiety or depressive symptoms

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome measures of the respondents are quality of life (EORTC QLQ-PAL15), ego integrity (NEIS) and specificity of Autobiographical Memory (AMT).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome measures of the respondents are depressive sympoms (HADS; MINI), health care use (TIC-P). Outcome measures of partners are: level of depressive symptoms (HADS), care givers reaction (CRA) and post traumatic growth (PTGI).

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)