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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Jan 11;67(4):e333–e340. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.01.003

Table 2.

Baseline values for distress levels and patient outcomes (N=579).

Variable (possible range of scores) Category All Usual Care Dignity Therapy
Symptom burden (0–90) Low 76% 76% 76%
High 24% 24% 24%
R/S struggle (0–56) Low 79% 83% 76%
High 21% 17% 24%
Dignity Impact Score (7–35) Mean ± SD 25.0 ± 4.4 25.9 ± 4.3 24.3 ± 4.3
Preparation (4–20) Mean ± SD 15.0 ± 3.4 15.4 ± 3.2 14.7 ± 3.5
Completion (7–35) Mean ± SD 27.0 ± 5.6 26.8 ± 5.2 27.3 ± 5.8

Preparation = QUAL-E preparation for death; Completion = QUAL-E life completion