A Phase II randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: Study protocol

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hall, Sue ^a   Chochinov, Harvey ^b   Harding, Richard ^a   Murray, Scott ^c   Richardson, Alison ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIGNITY THERAPY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TERMINAL CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING HOME; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 64249131044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-9     Document Type: Article

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