Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers
Background: Dignity therapy has not been tested in people with MND and their families. Methods: This cross-sectional feasibility study used a one-group pre/post-test design with 29 people with MND and 18 family carers. Results: There were no significant changes on the outcomes. Feedback responses in...
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| description | Background: Dignity therapy has not been tested in people with MND and their families. Methods: This cross-sectional feasibility study used a one-group pre/post-test design with 29 people with MND and 18 family carers. Results: There were no significant changes on the outcomes. Feedback responses indicate dignity therapy is acceptable. Dignity therapy is feasible if communication issues can be overcome. Conclusions: While dignity therapy is feasible and acceptable, further research is warranted to explore its ability to diminish distress. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-14002018-04-13T07:08:41Z Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers Bentley, Brenda Background: Dignity therapy has not been tested in people with MND and their families. Methods: This cross-sectional feasibility study used a one-group pre/post-test design with 29 people with MND and 18 family carers. Results: There were no significant changes on the outcomes. Feedback responses indicate dignity therapy is acceptable. Dignity therapy is feasible if communication issues can be overcome. Conclusions: While dignity therapy is feasible and acceptable, further research is warranted to explore its ability to diminish distress. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1400 en 20931 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bentley, Brenda Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title | Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title_full | Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title_fullStr | Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title_short | Dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with Motor Neurone Disease and their family carers |
| title_sort | dignity therapy: a psychotherapeutic intervention to enhance the end of life experience for people with motor neurone disease and their family carers |
| url | 20931 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1400 |