The Effect of Logotherapy Counseling Programme on Dignity and Chronic Sorrow in Palliative Care Patients Experiencing Chronic Sorrow
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Palliative Care
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
- Enrollment
- 58
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- dignity
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Yasemin Eskigülek
RN, MSN
Baskent University
Eligibility Criteria
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
Exclusion Criteria
- •Clinically diagnosed mental disorder Patients with palliative performance scale score \< 40%
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
dignity
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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