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, A.H.Y, Car, J, Ho, M.-H, Tan-Ho, G, Choo, P.Y, Patinadan, P.V, Chong, P.H, Ong, W.Y, Fan, G, Tan, Y.P, Neimeyer, R.A, Chochinov, H.M
• Other Authors: DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Article; Asia; bereavement; caregiver burden; clinical protocol; community living; controlled study; distress syndrome; emotion; emotional stress; evidence based medicine; family dignity intervention; family therapy; feasibility study; holistic care; hopefulness; hospital patient; human; human dignity; major clinical study; mental stress; mortality; open study; outcome assessment; palliative therapy; patient attitude; psychological interview; psychological well-being; psychophysiological stress; psychophysiology; psychosomatic disorder; psychotherapy; qualitative research; quality of life; quantitative study; randomized controlled trial; religion; Singapore; stress management; terminally ill patient; caregiver; clinical trial; family relation; interview; methodology; multicenter study; patient; personhood; philosophy; procedures; psychology; questionnaire; social support; terminal care; treatment outcome; Caregivers; Clinical Protocols; Emotions; Family Relations; Holistic Health; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Palliative Care; Patients; Personhood; Quality of Life; Research Design; Social Support; Spirituality; Surveys and Questionnaires; Terminal Care; Treatment Outcome
• Online Access: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/178128
• Institution: National University of Singapore

10.1186/s13063-017-2325-5