A comparison of Dignity Therapy narratives among people with severe mental illness and people with cancer.
Dignity Therapy
bipolar disorders
cancer
psycho-oncology
schizophrenia
Journal
Psycho-oncology
ISSN: 1099-1611
Titre abrégé: Psychooncology
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9214524
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
revised:
12
02
2022
received:
15
10
2021
accepted:
24
02
2022
pubmed:
1
3
2022
medline:
13
4
2022
entrez:
28
2
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To examine Dignity Therapy (DT) narratives in patients with severe mental illness (SMI) and a control group of cancer patients. 12 patients with SMI (schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, sever personality disorders) and 12 patients with non-advanced cancer individually participated to DT interviews. DT was tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim and shaped into a narrative through a preliminary editing process. A session was dedicated to the final editing process along with the participant, with a final written legacy (generativity document) provided to the participant. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to qualitatively analyze the generativity documents. Patients with SMI and patients with cancer presented similar main narrative categories relative to dignity, such as "Meaning making", "Resources", "Legacy", "Dignity"; in addition, inpatients with SMI "Stigma" and inpatients with cancer "Injustice" emerged as separate categories. Patients in both groups strongly appreciated DT as an opportunity to reflect on their life story and legacy. The study showed that DT is a valuable intervention for people with SMI, grounded in a practical, person-centered approach. All patients found DT as an opportunity to describe their past and present, highlighting changes in the way they relate to themselves and others. These results can guide implementation of DT in mental health settings for people with SMI, as it is for people with cancer.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
676-679Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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