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nderstanding Spirituality on death distress and death acceptance in an Indian hospice setting

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: D499- Neoplasm of unspecified behavior of unspecified site
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/06/043071
Lead Sponsor
Bangalore Hospice Trust Karunashraya
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.Only patients who are aware of their cancer diagnosis and prognosis will be included.

2.Adults in the age group of 18 and above.

3.Admitted to inpatient care at karunashraya for end of life care

4.Verbal fluency in one of the language English, Tamil and Kannada.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Those who are not willing to participate

Symptoms interfering in the assessment

2.Those experiencing severe physical agony and are non-cooperative.

3.Patients with history of diagnosed mental health disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The psychological discomfort among the cancer patients who are undergoing spiritual discomfort. <br/ ><br>The study can be used to create awareness among Palliative care professionals. <br/ ><br>This study may give broad view to importance of spirituality, practices, concerns, Belief in Karma, thought about death, after death, believe in after-life, distress, acceptance, forgiving, and sense of hope. <br/ ><br>In this study it will be given an attention to spirituality a necessary part of holistic care in palliative care <br/ ><br>Timepoint: after the data collection approximately 8 to 10 weeks will be needed.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The study can be used to create awareness among Palliative care professionals. <br/ ><br>This study may give broad view to importance of spirituality, practices, concerns, Belief in Karma, thought about death, after death, believe in after-life, distress, acceptance, forgiving, and sense of hope. <br/ ><br>In this study it will be given an attention to spirituality a necessary part of holistic care in palliative care <br/ ><br>Timepoint: base line of 1year
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