What is it about?
The study aimed to investigate dignity among end-of-life cancer patients, by examining the by examining the Italian version of the Patient Dignity inventory (PDI-IT) factor structure and assessing the relationship between dignity and other patients’ psychosocial and spiritual variables to improve a patient-centered clinical practice.
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Why is it important?
For the first time, the PDI-IT was executed on a sample of patients admitted to hospice, with a life expectancy of a few weeks, contributing to identifying their existential suffering and improving their quality of life. This should help clinicians detect the areas of distress that are often overlooked and are almost inaccessible.
Perspectives
I hope this article could be useful to identify distress at the end of life, may help clinicians identify vulnerable individuals whoare most likely to have poorer adjustments to the illness and may benefit from earlier targeted interventions approaches.
Dr. Andrea Bovero
Ospedale San Giovanni Antica Sede
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This page is a summary of: Dignity in cancer patients with a life expectancy of a few weeks. Implementation of the factor structure of the Patient Dignity Inventory and dignity assessment for a patient-centered clinical intervention: A cross-sectional study, Palliative & Supportive Care, February 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s147895151700102x.
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