Dignity Therapy for Terminally Ill Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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- Recruiting
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- participants needed
- 55
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- sponsor
- European University of Rome
Summary
We conducted a randomized, controlled trial of dignity therapy for terminally ill patients with the aim of reducing dignity-related distress and demoralization and improving spiritual well-being.
Description
Sample size assessment: A recent meta-analysis showed that dignity interventions reach on average effect sizes of -1.01 on emotional distress (Ho and Shin, 2014). Power analysis showed that with an alpha of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, we needed a sample of 26 participants to detect effect sizes of 1.01 and higher.
Plan for missing data: Occasional missing values were imputed by calculating, for each participant, the average score for each subscale and then replaced.
Statistical analysis plan: We conducted a 2 (group) X 3 (time [pre-treatment vs. post-treatment vs follow-up]) repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) for a set of variables
Details
| Condition | Death, Psychological stress, Psychological Distress, Dignity |
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| Age | 100 years and younger |
| Treatment | Dignity Therapy |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04256239 |
| Sponsor | European University of Rome |
| Last Modified on | 19 February 2024 |
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