Structured Individiual Reminiscence on Self Transcendence of Palliative Care Patients

NCT05242016 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: bandirma
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Palliative Care is the care offered by a simultaneous multidisciplinary approach with all treatments aimed at preventing/alleviating suffering and increasing the quality of life by early identifying all physical, psycho-social and spiritual needs, especially pain, to individuals and their families who face problems arising from life-threatening diseases. philosophy. For this reason, it includes the quality of life and the positive effect of the disease process. Symptom management starts from the moment of diagnosis and lasts until the moment of death, and as in all areas, complementary therapies are very important in palliative care as well as pharmacological treatment.

Conditions

Palliative Care

Keywords

self-transcendence; structured reminiscence; life satisfaction; symptom management; palliative care; well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• self-transcendence scale

  The change in self-transcendence scores of the patients in the structured individual reminiscence group after the application compared to the pre-application. The self-transcendence scale score ranges from 15 to 60, and an increase in scores indicates that the individual is self-actualizing.

  15 days

• life satisfaction

  The change life satisfaction in scores of the patients in the structured individual reminiscence group after the application compared to the pre-application. The life satisfaction scale score ranges from 5-35, and an increase in the score indicates that the individual's life satisfaction is high.

  15 days

Study Arms (3)

structured individual reminiscence

EXPERIMENTAL

Sessions, in chronological order; Starting with birth, it is planned to progress through life years by focusing on important events. In the sessions, considering the age and individual characteristics of the patients, the house and region where they were born and raised, childhood and school memories, childhood and school friends, youth years and friends, business life, if any, marriage process, birth of the first child, happy memories about children, successful events, old holidays It is talked about subjects such as unforgettable people or events, happy places to visit, old meals, old items, old songs. In each session, different sensory stimuli (visual, auditory, tactile, smelling, tasting) are used according to the subject.

Other: structured individual reminiscence

unstructured social interview

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Unstructured social interviews are conducted on topics such as current events not related to recollection, information specific to the individual patient wants to share, illness/diseases, hobbies, and activities.

Other: unstructured social interview

Control

NO INTERVENTION

There is no intervention other than standard nursing care.

Interventions

structured individual reminiscence OTHER

reminiscence therapy

structured individual reminiscence

unstructured social interview OTHER

placebo

unstructured social interview

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Speaking and understanding Turkish
• Those who volunteered to participate in the research
• Inpatient in Palliative Care Service
• Without clinical diagnosis of dementia, cognitive impairment, agitation and delirium
• No hearing or vision problems

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who are planned to be transferred and/or discharged to another unit/institution within the estimated period of investigation (15 days) by the physician and who do not have a life expectancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University: lead
• Ege University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Bandirma Training and Research Hospital

Bandırma, Balikesi̇r, 10200, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Bozkurt C, Yildirim Y. The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on the symptom management, the life satisfaction, and the self-transcendence in palliative care patients: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jun 14;32(7):431. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08626-9.

  PMID: 38874763 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant

Model Details: Questionnaires are administered to three groups: structured individual reminiscence, unstructured social interview, and control, before the application (day 1) and after the application (day 15).

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2022
• First Posted: February 16, 2022
• Study Start: November 4, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2022
• Study Completion: May 25, 2023
• Last Updated: May 26, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)