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進入《中英對照讀新聞》"Dignity" therapy aids dying patients「尊嚴」療法有助於臨終病患
◎ 魏國金
Helping dying patients to relive and record important memories and thoughts may ease the distress many feel at the end of life, according to a new study.
一項新研究指出，協助垂死病患重溫、記錄重要的回憶及想法，或許能緩和許多人在臨終時感到的憂傷。
Researchers found that this "dignity" therapy that they used in a study of 100 Canadian and Australian patients increased most patients’ sense of purpose and meaning in life, and eased some of their suffering and depression.
研究人員發現，這項在研究中，應用在一百名加拿大與澳洲病患的「尊嚴」療法，能提升大部分患者的生命目的與意義感，並減輕其病痛與沮喪。
The therapy offers patients the chance to talk about their lives and accomplishments, and to say anything they feel their friends and families should know. The process is recorded and transcribed to be given to a family member or friend.
該療法提供病患訴說其生活和成就的機會，讓他們談論任何覺得親友應該知道的事。這個過程經記錄、謄寫後，交給一名家人或朋友。
The therapy aims to fill a gap in end-of-life care. While recent years have seen improved treatment of patients’ physical symptoms, depression and anxiety, little is known about how to ease other types of suffering, such as "spiritual or existential anguish," the study’s lead author, Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov, said.
這項療法旨在填補臨終照護的不足之處。該研究的主要撰稿人丘奇諾夫表示，近年來在醫治病患生理症狀、沮喪和焦慮上已有進展，然而，對於如何減緩其他型態的痛苦，諸如「精神或存在的苦楚」，卻鮮少新認知。
新聞辭典
dignity：尊嚴、莊重。beneath one's dignity，有失體面、有失身分。
relive：（在想像中）再經歷、再體驗。relive old joys ，重溫往日歡樂。
existential：存在上的、實存的。注意其與existing（現有的）的區別。under the existing circumstances：在目前的狀況下。existentialism，存在主義。
