ArticleIranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
The Effect of Dignity Therapy on the Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer Receiving Palliative Care.
Article in Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of dignity therapy on meaning in life scores of cancer patients in palliative care.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Use of dignity therapy in palliative care: a comprehensive scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Impact of Spiritual Support Interventions on the Quality of Life of Patients Who Receive Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Review
- Supportive care interventions for cancer patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
- A systematic scoping review on patients' perceptions of dignity.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Current Status of Fear of Disease Progression in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Usefulness of Dignity Therapy Intervention.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
- Current State of Palliative Care in Iran and Related Issues: A Narrative Review.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchReview
- Integrating Evidence on Dignity Therapy in Cancer Care: A Review.Indian journal of palliative careReview
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with cancer deal with physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and existential problems that impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to assess the effect of dignity therapy on the quality of life of mentioned patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn this quasi-experimental study, 50 patients with cancer hospitalized in a palliative care center in Tehran, Iran, in 2017-18 who fulfilled inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life-C15-Palliative (EORTC-QLQ-C15-PAl) questionnaire was filled by patients before and 2 weeks after dignity therapy. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics, including independent t-test and Chi-square test.
resultsResults showed that dignity-therapy led to more improvement in the quality of life of the intervention group (t
conclusionsThe application of new approaches like-dignity therapy could benefit patients with cancer in terms of reducing their distress, improving symptom severity, physical and emotional functioning, and total quality of life.
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