An Open Trial of a Novel Poetic Dignity Therapy Intervention to Enhance Meaning and Purpose for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients With Cancer
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- End of Life
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 7
- Primary Endpoint
- the number of patients who complete the intervention
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 8 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out if dignity therapy is practical and works well for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients in MSK. SGM includes, but is not limited to, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer/questioning (LGBTQ+). Dignity therapy is a type of psychotherapy where the clinician asks the patient questions to allow the patient to express their individual life story and ultimately be able to create a legacy document of their experiences that can be shared with their loved ones.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •SGM (as per self-report) palliative care patients identified through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's Palliative Care team and primary solid tumor oncology clinics.
- •Age 18 and older (as per self-report/EHR)
- •English-speaking as per the English language assessment items below and wil ing to receive the intervention in English.
- •o What is the participant's preferred language?
- •(Specify Lang)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
- •How well does the participant speak English?
- •Very well (PARTICIPANT IS ELIGIBLE)
- •Well (PARTICIPANT is ELIGIBLE)
- •Not well (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)
- •Not at all (PARTICIPANT is NOT ELIGIBLE)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Delirium/ altered mental status prohibitive of providing consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
the number of patients who complete the intervention
Time Frame: 1 year
This requires meeting both of the following criteria: i) collection of the DT Interview for 30 patients; and ii) delivery of the poem to at least 22 (\>75%) participants.