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Brief Title: Logotherapy Counseling Programme for Palliative Care Patients With Chronic Sorrow
Official Title: The Effect of Logotherapy Counseling Programme on Dignity and Chronic Sorrow in Palliative Care Patients Experiencing Chronic Sorrow
Study ID: NCT05129059
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of logotherapy counseling program on chronic sorrow, meaning of life and dignity of palliative care patients.
Detailed Description: Palliative care patients experience psychosocial and spiritual problems such as depressed mood, fear of metastasis, uncertainty, lack of pleasure, fear of suffering, and chronic sorrow. Logotherapy is a meaning-centered intervention helping the individual to discover the meaning of life and increasing the spiritual well-being and quality of life of the individual. In this study, the effect of logotherapy counseling program on dignity, chronic sorrow and meaning of life of palliative care patients will be evaluated. In this study, the participants will be randomized in a single blind manner (participant) to either intervention (8 session-4 week logotherapy) or control (routine care) groups.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, , Turkey
Name: Yasemin Eskigülek
Affiliation: Baskent University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Sultan Kav
Affiliation: Baskent University
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR