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Palliative care
Dignity therapy improves the well-being of patients with palliative care needs: a systematic review
  1. Despina Anagnostou
  1. Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Despina Anagnostou, Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; anagnostou.despoina.2a{at}kyoto-u.ac.jp

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2023-103921

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    Commentary on: Wulandari BT, Rochmawati E. Effectiveness of dignity therapy on well-being among patients under palliative care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Nurs Stud. 2024 Jan;149:104624. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2023.104624. Epub 2023 Oct 21.

    Implications for practice and research

    • Dignity therapy (DT) is an effective intervention for patients in palliative care, to improve quality of life (QoL), hope and dignity-related distress.

    • Future studies should consider the importance of standardised measurement tools in measuring DT’s effectiveness. More evidence is needed to confirm effect on spiritual well-being, considering the role of the respective cultural contexts.

    Context

    DT was developed as psychotherapeutic intervention to improve the sense of dignity and address patients’ psychological distress. It involves focused interviews and legacy documents, which can assist patients with reassessing their lives’ meaning and purpose.1 Although primarily validated in the western countries, there is a growing interest by Asian countries. During the past two decades, DT has been tested in diverse …

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    Footnotes

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.