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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logotherapy | Experimental | Participants will receive individual logotherapy counseling by the investigator for 8 visits in 4 weeks. |
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| Control | No Intervention | Participants will receive routine care. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logotherapy | Other | Logotherapy is a method of finding meaning with three basic principles. The first principle is that life is meaningful in every situation , even in the most desperate moments. The second principle is that the main source of motivation is the desire to find meaning in life. The third is that an individual is free to choose his own attitude even in the worst conditions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| meaning in life | Meaning in life scale is a validated, 7-points Likert type scale with 2 dimensions. Possible scores range from 5 to 35 for each dimensions. Change= score of present meaning subscale> searched meaning subscale (8 week subscale-baseline subscale | baseline and 8 weeks |
| dignity | The Patient Dignity Inventory is a valid, 5-points Likert type scale with 5 dimensions. Possible scores range from 25-125. Change= Lower score from the patient dignity inventory at the end of intervention compared to baseline. | baseline and 8 weeks |
| chronic sorrow | Prolonged grief disorder scale-patient form is a valid, 5-points Likert type scale. Possible scores range from 12 to 60. Change= Lower score from the scale at the end of intervention compared to baseline. | baseline and 8 weeks |
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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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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Yasemin Eskigülek | Contact | +905447887405 | yaseminuslu12@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Yasemin Eskigülek | Baskent University | Principal Investigator |
| Sultan Kav | Baskent University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazi University Hospital | Recruiting | Ankara | 06560 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39138762 | Derived | Eskigulek Y, Kav S. Effect of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, dignity, and meaning in life of palliative care patients: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Aug 13;32(9):587. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08792-w. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009369 | Neoplasms |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000081842 | Logotherapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D011613 | Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |
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