The Effect of Logotherapy Counseling Programme on Dignity and Chronic Sorrow in Palliative Care Patients Experiencing Chronic Sorrow
The Effect of Logotherapy Counseling Programme on Dignity and Chronic Sorrow in Palliative Care Patients Experiencing Chronic Sorrow
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, meaning of life and dignity of palliative care patients.
Palliative care patients experience psychosocial and spiritual problems such as depressed mood, fear of metastasis, uncertainty, lack of pleasure, fear of suffering, and chronic sorrow. Logotherapy is a meaning-centered intervention helping the individual to discover the meaning of life and increasing the spiritual well-being and quality of life of the individual. In this study, the effect of logotherapy counseling program on dignity, chronic sorrow and meaning of life of palliative care patients will be evaluated.
In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (8 session-4 week logotherapy) or control (routine care) groups.
Inclusion Criteria:
Hospitalized patients due to advanced cancer Patients informed of cancer diagnosis at least 1 month Patients reporting to have chronic sorrow Patients with palliative performance scale score at least 50% Patients having life expectancy more than 6 months Patients who volunteered to participate in the study and signed written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
Clinically diagnosed mental disorder Patients with palliative performance scale score < 40%
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