Depression as a Mediator or Moderator Between Preparatory Grief and Sense of Dignity in Patients With Advanced Cancer
| Autor: | Kyriaki Mystakidou, Eleni Tsilika, Antonis Galanos, Efi Parpa, Sotiria Kostopoulou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male Mediation (statistics) media_common.quotation_subject Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Affect (psychology) Respect Dignity Sex Factors Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged media_common Aged 80 and over Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Greece Depression business.industry Age Factors General Medicine Middle Aged Models Theoretical Moderation Advanced cancer humanities Female Grief business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®. 36:1063-1067 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2715 1049-9091 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049909119844783 |
| Popis: | The objectives of the study were to evaluate the relationship between depression, preparatory grief, and loss of dignity in patients with advanced cancer and whether depression has a mediator and/or a mediator role between preparatory grief and dignity. The participants were 120 patients with advanced cancer who completed the Greek version of the Patient Dignity Inventory, the Greek Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients questionnaire. Depression was highly correlated with preparatory grief and loss of dignity. Additionally, strong relationship was found between preparatory grief and loss of dignity. Mediation analyses revealed that preparatory grief influenced loss of dignity as well as indirectly by its effect on depression. However, there was not any affect of depression as moderator. The effect of depression on preparatory grief in patients with advanced cancer and dignity emphasizing the need for further research to confirm the current relationship as well as the need for treatment of depression. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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