Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dignity Therapy Intervention on Palliative Care Program's Cancer Patients Referring to a Medical Oncology Ward.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Retention rate
研究概览
简要总结
Aim of the study was to asses feasibility and acceptability of a nurse delivered Dignity Therapy (DT) intervention on advanced cancer patients referring to an Hospital palliative care unit. To achieve this aim a mixed-method approach using before and after evaluation and semi-structured interviews has been used.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •advanced cancer patients
- •over 3 months life expectancy
- •referring to hospital palliative care unit
- •performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group - ECOG) between 0 and 2
- •awareness of being affected by an incurable cancer
- •cognitive ability to read, understand and fill in a questionnaire in Italian
- •willing and able to give written informed consent
排除标准
- •< 18 years old
结局指标
主要结局
Retention rate
时间窗: 1 year
The number of participants who performed the post intervention assesment divided by the number of enrolled one.
Enrollment rate
时间窗: 1 year
The number of participants who sign the informed consent form divided by the number who are asked to participate in the study
Professionals' experience in implementing DT
时间窗: 12-18 months
Semi-structured interviews administered to the three nurses that implemented the higher number of DT interventions. Interview were performed after the last patient completed the post intervention assessment.
次要结局
- Patient dignity-related(Baseline; day 62)
- Patient feedback(day 62)