Logotherapy Counseling Programme for Palliative Care Patients With Chronic Sorrow

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Palliative Care; Cancer
• Interventions: Other: Logotherapy

• Registration Number: NCT05129059
• Lead Sponsor: Baskent University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, meaning of life and dignity of palliative care patients.

Detailed Description

Palliative care patients experience psychosocial and spiritual problems such as depressed mood, fear of metastasis, uncertainty, lack of pleasure, fear of suffering, and chronic sorrow. Logotherapy is a meaning-centered intervention helping the individual to discover the meaning of life and increasing the spiritual well-being and quality of life of the individual. In this study, the effect of logotherapy counseling program on dignity, chronic sorrow and meaning of life of palliative care patients will be evaluated.

In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (8 session-4 week logotherapy) or control (routine care) groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-01-19
• Study First Submitted: 2021-11-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-11-10
• Study First Posted: 2021-11-22
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-02-08
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-01
• Study Completion: 2023-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

Hospitalized patients due to advanced cancer Patients informed of cancer diagnosis at least 1 month Patients reporting to have chronic sorrow Patients with palliative performance scale score at least 50% Patients having life expectancy more than 6 months Patients who volunteered to participate in the study and signed written informed consent

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Exclusion Criteria

Clinically diagnosed mental disorder Patients with palliative performance scale score < 40%

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Logotherapy	Logotherapy	Participants will receive individual logotherapy counseling by the investigator for 8 visits in 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dignity	baseline and 8 weeks	The Patient Dignity Inventory is a valid, 5-points Likert type scale with 5 dimensions. Possible scores range from 25-125. Change= Lower score from the patient dignity inventory at the end of intervention compared to baseline.
chronic sorrow	baseline and 8 weeks	Prolonged grief disorder scale-patient form is a valid, 5-points Likert type scale. Possible scores range from 12 to 60. Change= Lower score from the scale at the end of intervention compared to baseline.
meaning in life	baseline and 8 weeks	Meaning in life scale is a validated, 7-points Likert type scale with 2 dimensions. Possible scores range from 5 to 35 for each dimensions. Change= score of present meaning subscale\> searched meaning subscale (8 week subscale-baseline subscale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gazi University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey