Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dignity Therapy Intervention on Palliative Care Program's Cancer Patients Referring to a Medical Oncology Ward.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dignity
- Sponsor
- Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Reggio Emilia
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Retention rate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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
Exclusion Criteria
- •\< 18 years old
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Retention rate
Time Frame: 1 year
The number of participants who performed the post intervention assesment divided by the number of enrolled one.
Enrollment rate
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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.
Secondary Outcomes
- Patient dignity-related(Baseline; day 62)
- Patient feedback(day 62)