Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov

Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care Director, Manitoba Palliative Care Research Unit Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba CancerCare Manitoba

Stability of Will to Live with Pain in an 80 Year-old Patient with Colorectal Cancer

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50 100 150 200 250 300 Observation Number (two per day) Will to Live & ESAS Score

• - Will to Live
• Lancet. 1999;354:816-9.

Stability of Will to Live with Pain in an 80 Year-old Patient with Colorectal Cancer

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50 100 150 200 250 300 Observation Number (two per day) Will to Live & ESAS Score Will to Live

• --- Pain
• Lancet. 1999;354:816-9.

Chochinov et al. Social Science and Medicine 2002

# Variable

% Agree or strongly agree

1 thinking how life might end 41.7% 2 distressing symptoms 53.1% 3 uncertainly regarding illness 59.2% 4 feeling depressed or anxious 59.7% 5 feeling your privacy has been reduced 65.9% 6 changes in physical appearance 66.4% 7 not being able to accept things the way they are 71.6%

Dignity Model Questions

N=211

Chochinov HM, Krisjanson LJ, Hack TF, Hassard T, McClement S, Harlos M. Dignity in the terminally ill: revisited. J Palliat Med. 2006;9:666-72.

8 not having a meaning spiritual life 73.7% 9 no longer feeling who you were 74.4% 10 not being able to mentally fight 74.5% 11 not being able to continue with usual routines 74.9% 12 feeling life no longer has meaning or purpose 75.1% 13 not being able to think clearly 77.3% 14 not being able to carry out important roles 78.5% 15 tasks of daily living 79.6%

Dignity Model Questions

17 not feeling worthwhile or valued 81.4% 18 bodily functions 82.9% 19 not feeling you made a meaning or lasting contribution 83.3% 20 feeling you don't have control over your life 83.7% 21 feeling a burden to others 87.1% 22 not being treated with respect or understanding 87.1%

Dignity Model Questions

Dignity Model Implications

Dignity Model

Clinical

Approaches Dignity Specific Interventions

Dignity Therapy Generativity Role Preservation Care Tenor Maintenance

• f Pride

Aftermath Concerns Maintaining Hope Social Support Continuity of Self

Chochinov HM. Dignity-conserving care-a new model for palliative care. JAMA.2002

• Are there specific things that you would want your family to

know about you, and are there particular things you would want them to remember?

• What are the most important roles you have played in life

(family roles, vocational roles, community-service roles, etc)? Why were they so important to you, and what do you think you accomplished in those roles?

• What are your most important accomplishments, and what do

you feel most proud of?

• What are your hopes and dreams for your loved ones?

Dignity Therapy Question Framework

• What have you learned about life that you would want to pass

along to others?

• What advice or words of guidance would you wish to pass along

to your (son, daughter, husband, wife, parents, other[s])?

• Are there words or perhaps even instructions that you would like

to offer your family to help prepare them for the future?

• In creating this permanent record, are there other things that you

would like included

• Are there particular things that you feel still need to be said to

your loved ones or things that you would want to take the time to say once again?

Dignity Therapy Question Framework

Dignity Therapy Study: Phase I Trial

(n=100) Satisfied or highly satisfied 91% Helpful or very helpful 86% Increased Sense of Dignity 76% Increased sense of purpose 68% Heightened sense of meaning 67% Increased will to live 47% Believed it had or would help their family 81%

Chochinov et al. J Clin Oncol. 2005;23:5520-5.

Family Dignity Follow-up Data (n=60)

Question Percentage Helped patient 95% Gave patient heightened sense of purpose 71.7% Heightened patient's sense of dignity 78.3% Helped patient prepare for death 65% Was as important as any other aspect of patient’s care 64.6% Reduced patient’s suffering 43.3% Helped surviving family during time of grief 78% Will continue to comfort family 76.7% Recommend it to other patients and families 95%

McClement, Chochinov et al. J Palliat Med. 2007;10:1076-82.

Palliative Care Support Study Randomized Controlled Trial: NIH

Variable F Sig

Study arm was helpful to me 20.688 0.000

As helpful as any other aspect of health care 3.347 0.038

Improved quality of life 8.140 0.000

Sense of looking after unfinished business 3.537 0.32 Improved sense of spiritual well being 5.639 0.004

Lessened sense of sadness or depression 4.932 0.008

Lessened send of feeling a burden to others 1.288 0.279 Made me feel more worthwhile or valuable 1.929 0.149 Made me feel like I am still me 2.769 0.066 Greater sense of having control 1.335 0.266 Accept the way things are 0.478 0.621 Feel more respected and understood by others 1.968 0.143

Palliative Care Support Study: Preliminary Data

Variable F Sig. Feel I am able to carry out an important task 4.621 0.011 Study arm was satisfactory 15.364 0.000 Made life currently feel more meaningful 3.309 0.038 Heightened sense of purpose 3.512 0.031

Increased my sense of dignity 6.142 0.002

Lessened my sense of suffering 0.629 0.534 Increased my will to live 0.906 0.405

Has or will help my family 19.020 0.000 Change the way others see or appreciate me 18.663 0.000

Change the way my health care provider sees me 0.043 0.958 In general satisfied with psychosocial care 2.939 0.054

Palliative Care Support Study: Preliminary Data

Variable F Sig.

Helpful to loved one 3.971 0.022 Helped give loved one heightened sense of purpose 0.910 0.406 Increased loved ones sense of dignity 0.782 0.460 Helped prepare loved one for the future 0.411 0.664 Believe important component of loved ones care 1.279 0.283 Helped reduce loved ones suffering 5.306 0.006

Helped me/family in time of grief 5.757 0.004 Will continue to be source of comfort for me or my family 6.756 0.002

Would recommend to other patients and families 2.997 0.054

Palliative Care Support Study Preliminary Family Data

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Baseline Day 4 Day 15 Day 30

HADS Depression sub-scale

Standard Palliative Care Dignity Therapy

Depression Ratings – Portuguese RCT

Julião et al. Palliative and Supportive Care

2 4 6 8 10 12

Baseline Day 4 Day 15 Day 30

HADS Anxiety sub-scale

Standard Palliative Care Dignity Therapy

Anxiety Ratings – Portuguese RCT

Julião et al. Palliative and Supportive Care

CANADA

CHOCHINOV, H. M. 2012. Dignity Therapy: Final Words for Final Days, New York, Oxford University Press. CHOCHINOV, H. M. et al. 2012. Dignity therapy: A feasibility study of elders in long-term care. Palliative and Supportive Care. CHOCHINOV, H. M. et al. 2004. Dignity and Psychotherapeutic Considerations in End-of-Life Care, Journal of Palliative Care. CHOCHINOV, H. M. et al. 2005. Dignity Therapy: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Patients Near the End of

• Life. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

CHOCHINOV, H. M. et al. 2011. Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Oncology HACK, T. F. et al. 2010. Learning from dying patients during their final days: life reflections gleaned from dignity therapy. Palliative Medicine. MCCLEMENT, S. et al. 2007. Dignity Therapy: Family Member Perspectives. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 10, 1076-1082. SCHRYER, C. et al. 2012. Creating discursive order at the end of life: The role of genres in palliative care settings. Written Communication.

DENMARK

HOUMANN, L. J. et al. 2010. Testing the feasibility of the Dignity Therapy interview: adaptation for the Danish culture. BMC Palliative Care.

JAPAN

AKECHI, T. et al. 2012. Dignity therapy: Preliminary cross-cultural findings regarding implementation among Japanese advanced cancer patients. Palliative Medicine KOMORI Y et al. Introduction to Dignity Therapy. Kongo Shuppan. 2011 (Japan)

KOREA

KOMORI et al. Introduction to Dignity Therapy. Hakjisa Publisher. 2011 (Korea).

PORTUGAL

JULIÃO, M. et al. 2012. Efficacy of dignity therapy for depression and anxiety in terminally-ill patients: early results of a randomized controlled trial. Palliative and Supportive Care.

UNITED KIJNGDOM

HALL, S. et al. 2009. A Phase II randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness

• f Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: Study protocol. BMC Geriatrics.

HALL, S. et al. 2009. Assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for people with advanced cancer referred to a hospital-based palliative care team: Study protocol. BMC Palliative Care. HALL, S. et al. 2012. Feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: A phase II randomized controlled trial of a brief palliative care psychotherapy. Palliative Medicine.

USA

MONTROSS, L. et al. 2011. Dignity therapy implementation in a community-based hospice setting. J Pall Med. PASSIK, S. D. Et al. 2004. A feasibility study of Dignity Psychotherapy delivered via telemedicine. Palliative and Supportive Care. AVERY, J. D. et al. 2012. Dignity therapy for Major Depressive Disorder: A case report. J Pall Med

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