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Dignity in the terminally ill: a developing empirical model.
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To determine how dying patients understand and define the term dignity, in order to develop a model of dignity in the terminally ill, a semi-structured interview was designed to explore how patients cope with their advanced cancer and to detail their perceptions of dignity.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 2002-02-01. It has received 593 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dignity & Palliative care.read more
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Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer: systematic review.
Barbara Gomes,Irene J Higginson +1 more
TL;DR: The relative influence of different factors on place of death in patients with cancer is determined to focus on ways of empowering families and public education, as well as intensifying home care, risk assessment, and training practitioners in end of life care.
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Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of Life
Harvey Max Chochinov,Thomas F. Hack,Thomas Hassard,Linda J. Kristjanson,Susan McClement,Mike Harlos +5 more
TL;DR: Dignity therapy shows promise as a novel therapeutic intervention for suffering and distress at the end of life.
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Dignity-conserving care--a new model for palliative care: helping the patient feel valued.
TL;DR: Using segments of interviews with a patient with advanced lung cancer, his wife, and his palliative care physician, various aspects of dignity-conserving care and the model on which it is based are explored.
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Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial
Harvey Max Chochinov,Linda J. Kristjanson,Linda J. Kristjanson,Linda J. Kristjanson,William Breitbart,Susan McClement,Thomas F. Hack,Tom Hassard,Mike Harlos +8 more
TL;DR: Although the ability of dignity therapy to mitigate outright distress, such as depression, desire for death or suicidality, has yet to be proven, its benefits in terms of self-reported end-of-life experiences support its clinical application for patients nearing death.
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Effectiveness of Specialized Palliative Care: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: The evidence for benefit from specialized palliative care is sparse and limited by methodological shortcomings, and carefully planned trials, using a standardized palliatives care intervention and measures constructed specifically for this population, are needed.
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