Effects of dignity therapy on psychological distress and wellbeing of palliative care patients and family caregivers – a randomized controlled study

Effects of dignity therapy on psychological distress and wellbeing of palliative care patients and family caregivers – a randomized controlled study

Abstract Background This study extended the original Dignity Therapy (DT) intervention by including partners and family caregivers (FCs) of terminally-ill cancer patients with the overall aim of evaluating whether DT can mitigate distress in both patients nearing the end of life and their FCs. Metho...

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Main Authors: Annina Seiler, Manuel Amann, Caroline Hertler, Sebastian M. Christ, Markus Schettle, Barbara Meier Kaeppeli, Judith Jung-Amstutz, Christel Nigg, Bernhard C. Pestalozzi, Patrick Imesch, Reinhard Dummer, David Blum, Josef Jenewein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Dignity therapy
Psychological distress
Patients
Family caregivers
Palliative care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01408-4

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