The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefit of a newly designed personalized therapeutic intervention compared to the standard specialized palliative care service at the swiss acute palliative hospital care.The main questions it aims to answer are: Does an additional therapeutic support that fits the individual needs of a palliative care patient increases dignity and mental well-being as measures by a questionnaire (Patient Dignity Inventory) to a larger extent than standard palliative care alone? Is the additional therapeutic support perceived as helpful? Researchers will compare the additional therapeutic support with standard palliative care to standard palliative care alone. Participants will: Receive additional therapeutic support in two structured sessions a 60 minutes and/or standard palliative care Fill out questionnaires before and after therapeutic interventions and standard palliative care Provide a semi-structured interview following the therapeutic support
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Patient Dignity Inventory
Timeframe: Baseline, after intervention, 4 week follow-up