Dignity therapy: final words for final days

1. Dignity and the end of life : Why study dignity? ; Dignity and empirical research ; The model of dignity in the terminally ill ; Illness-related concerns ; Dignity-conserving repertoire ; Social dignity inventory

2. Moving dignity into care : How the dignity model informs dignity therapy ; Form ; Tone ; Content ; Dignity therapy revealed ; The first clinical trial is published ; What about families? ; Gold standard evidence ; Time to move on

3. Introducing dignity therapy to patients and families : Patient selection for dignity therapy ; Who should be approached to take part in dignity therapy? ; Who should not take part in dignity therapy? ; A typical dignity therapy introduction ; Some common questions and responses ; The dignity therapy question protocol

4. Doing dignity therapy : Setting up the dignity therapy session ; Answering remaining questions ; Arranging the therapeutic setting ; Using an audio recorder ; Family or friend participant ; The role of the dignity therapist

5. The generativity document : The rationale for editing dignity therapy transcripts ; Transcribing the audio recorded interview ; Editing the verbatim transcript ; Cleaning up the transcript ; Clarifying the transcript ; Correcting time sequences ; Finding a suitable ending ; The patient has the final say

6. From start to finish : Dave's dignity therapy ; Dave's generativity document ; Bill's dignity therapy ; Bill's generativity document

7. Moving forward : Is there currently sufficient evidence to support the application of dignity therapy? ; How do I become skilled enough to implement and improve my abilities to deliver dignity therapy? ; How much does dignity therapy cost and how can resources to support it be found? ; What if family members or volunteers want to take on this work? Is that an option? ; Can dignity therapy be done by a therapist who knows the patient well? ; Are there still things about dignity therapy worth studying? If so, how might researchers take up this work? ; What about other modes of generativity? ; What about dying children? Does dignity therapy have a role to play? ; What about the issue of culture and dignity therapy? ; How should dignity therapy be evaluated? ; Closing thoughts.