A novel Family Dignity Intervention (FDI) for enhancing and informing holistic palliative care in Asia : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Car, Josip, Ho, Moon-Ho Ringo, Tan-Ho, Geraldine, Choo, Ping Ying, Patinadan, Paul Victor, Chong, Poh Heng, Ong, Wah Ying, Fan, Gilbert, Tan, Yee Pin, Neimeyer, Robert A., Chochinov, Harvey M.
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Family; Dignity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85930; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45272
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: The lack of a holistic approach to palliative care can lead to a fractured sense of dignity at the end of life, resulting in depression, hopelessness, feelings of being a burden to others, and the loss of the will to live among terminally ill patients. Building on the clinical foundation...