A novel Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for enhancing and informing holistic palliative care in Asia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

A novel Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for enhancing and informing holistic palliative care in Asia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The lack of a holistic approach to palliative care can lead to a fractured sense of dignity at the end of life, resulting in depression, hopelessness, feelings of being a burden to others, and the loss of the will to live among terminally ill patients. Building on the clinical fo...

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Main Authors: Andy Hau Yan Ho, Josip Car, Moon-Ho Ringo Ho, Geraldine Tan-Ho, Ping Ying Choo, Paul Victor Patinadan, Poh Heng Chong, Wah Ying Ong, Gilbert Fan, Yee Pin Tan, Robert A. Neimeyer, Harvey M. Chochinov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Dignity
Family
Palliative care
End-of-life
Psycho-socio-spiritual intervention
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2325-5

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