Marina Martínez, María Arantzamendi,
Alazne Belar, José Miguel Carrasco, Ana Carvajal, María Rullán, Carlos Centeno
Dignity therapy is psychotherapy to
relieve psychological and existential distress in patients at the end of life. The evidence from this review suggests that dignity therapy is
beneficial. One randomized controlled trial with patients with high levels of
psychological distress shows DT efficacy in anxiety and depression scores.
Other design studies report beneficial outcomes in terms of end-of-life
experience. Further research should understand how dignity therapy functions to
establish a means for measuring its impact and assessing whether high level of
distress patients can benefit most from this therapy.
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