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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Effects of meaning in life and individual characteristics on dignity in patients with advanced cancer in China: a cross-sectional study.

Xiaocheng Liu, Zhili Liu, Qinqin Cheng, Nuo Xu, Hui Liu, Wenjuan Ying

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of meaning-based psychotherapy on post-traumatic growth and death anxiety in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  3. Psychological and spiritual interventions to enhance meaning in adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaocheng LiuShantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China.
Zhili LiuNursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515000, People's Republic of China.
Qinqin ChengPain Management Department, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, People's Republic of China.
Nuo XuShantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China.
Hui LiuShantou University Medical College, Shantou, People's Republic of China.
Wenjuan YingNursing Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515000, People's Republic of China. yingwenjuan@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8025-5913
Shantou University · CNHunan Cancer Hospital · CN

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Chinese Nursing Association of 2019 research project ZHKY201927Shantou University Medical College NU201902
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study was conducted to evaluate the effects of meaning in life and individual characteristics on dignity in patients with advanced cancer.

methodsOne hundred sixty-seven patients with advanced cancer participated in this study. Dignity was assessed with the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI), meaning in life was assessed with the Meaning in Life Scale (MiLS), and performance status was defined as the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS). Sociodemographic and clinical variables were also measured. Independent T tests and one-way ANOVA were performed for the PDI scores and sociodemographic and clinical variables. Relationships among the PDI, MiLS, and KPS scores were evaluated with bivariate analyses (Spearman rank correlation). A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to determine the predictors the of PDI score.

resultsPatients reported a mean of 4.2 (SD 4.9) problems affecting their sense of dignity; 21.6% reported moderate to severe loss of their sense of dignity. Multivariable regression analyses revealed that a lower MiLS score, younger age, inpatient status, and a lower KPS score predicted the loss of dignity. Stepwise regression showed that 49.8% of dignity-related distress could be explained by the MiLS score, age, inpatient status, and the KPS score.

conclusionSelf-perceived dignity is significantly negatively associated with meaning in life, age, inpatient status, and performance status. The early recognition of risk factors for the loss of dignity and interventions to enhance meaning in life may prevent the loss of dignity in patients with advanced cancer.

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IndividualityRespectAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesDignityLoss of dignityMeaning in lifePalliative care

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