Providing dignity therapy to patients with advanced cancer: a feasibility study within the setting of a hospital palliative care unit

Providing dignity therapy to patients with advanced cancer: a feasibility study within the setting of a hospital palliative care unit

Abstract Background Dignity is a basic principle of palliative care and is intrinsic in the daily practice of professionals assisting individuals with incurable diseases. Dignity Therapy (DT) is a short-term intervention aimed at improving the sense of purpose, meaning and self-worth and at reducing...

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Main Authors: Francesca Nunziante, Silvia Tanzi, Sara Alquati, Cristina Autelitano, Enrica Bedeschi, Elisabetta Bertocchi, Matilde Dragani, Davide Simonazzi, Elena Turola, Luca Braglia, Luciano Masini, Silvia Di Leo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Dignity Therapy
Palliative care
Cancer
Nurses
Feasibility studies
Mixed-method study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00821-3

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