Open AccessThe effect of dignity therapy on the quality of life of patients with cancer receiving palliative care
Author(s) -
Mahsa Zaki-Nejad,
Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi,
Arpi Manookian,
Ahmadreza Shamshiri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_51_19
Subject(s) - dignity , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , psychosocial , cancer , nausea , descriptive statistics , physical therapy , nursing , psychiatry , political science , law , statistics , mathematics
Patients with cancer deal with physical, psychosocial, spiritual, and existential problems that impact on their quality of life. This study aimed to assess the effect of dignity therapy on the quality of life of mentioned patients.