A study to pilot a clinical trial to test dignity psychotherapy for the frail aged

今天最大的挑战之一是维护虚弱老年人的尊严。我们的研究将测试和完善一种策略，为这一人群试验一种新的方法，尊严心理疗法。这种方法将记录老年人生活中他们认为有意义的、希望被记住的或他们引以为豪的方面。在绝症患者中，这种方法取得了积极的结果。对老年人的好处可能包括，这种方法构成了整体护理的基础。

One of the greatest challenges today is to preserve the dignity of the frail elderly. Our study will test and perfect a strategy to trial a new approach for this population, Dignity Psychotherapy. The approach will document aspects of the senior's life that they regard as meaningful, want remembered, or of which they are proud. Among the terminally ill, the approach has had positive outcomes. Benefits for elders may include that the approach forms a foundation for holistic care.