Hospice Care
Conditions
Interventions
A before-and-after, qualitative clinical trial with the recruitment of 34 cancer patients hospitalized in a Palliative Care unit. Before and after the intervention, which consists of the application o
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Sponsors
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Greater than or equal to 18 years; carrier of an incurable disease; in exclusive palliative treatment or in joint follow-up (palliative care and oncology); be aware of the disease, incurability and prognosis; be able to understand and express themselves verbally and in writing through the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil; express spontaneous desire to participate in Dignity Therapy at the time of identification of eligibility criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having psychiatric illnesses such as personality disorders; mood disorders; anxiety disorders and psychoses through the evaluation of records in the medical record or prior knowledge of the patient; impaired cognitive ability to carry out reflections such as in situations of delirium due to organ dysfunction and/or end of life as well as dementia; prognosis less than two (2) weeks; for this last criterion it is possible to consider exceptions mainly if the patient has a very strong desire to undergo Dignity Therapy and for this it is extremely important to rearrange the organization of time; the prognosis only limits the patient's participation if it makes it impossible to maintain a conscious and guided dialogue
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in the meaning of life scores in the domains values, purpose, objectives and reflection by the Meaning in Life Scale that will be applied before and after the intervention (Dignity Therapy). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in inner peace and spiritual pain scores on the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactBianca;Michelle Paiva; Miwa
Hospital de Câncer de Barretos;Hospital de Câncer de Barretos
Outcome results
None listed