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Spiritual Interventions Delivered by Nurses to Address Patients’ Needs in Hospitals or Long- Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Despite increasing evidence of the benefits of spiritual care and nurses' efforts to incorporate spiritual interventions into palliative care and clinical practice, the role of…
By Fabiana Cristina Dos Santos, Tamara G.R. Macieira, Yingwei Yao, Samantha Hunter, Olatunde O. Madandola, Hwayoung Cho, Ragnhildur I. Bjarnadottir, Karen Dunn Lopez, Diana J. Wilkie, Gail M. Keenan
Published: Mar 2022
End-of- life care for people with severe mental illness: mixed methods systematic review and thematic synthesis of published case studies (the MENLOC study)
Objectives: People with severe mental illness (SMI) have significant comorbidities and reduced life expectancy. The objective of the review reported in this paper was to synthesise material from case…
By Michael Coffey, Deborah Edwards, Sally Anstey, Paul Gill, Mala Mann, Alan Meudell, Ben Hannigan
Published: Feb 2022
Death Anxiety Associated With Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Death anxiety is a feeling that exists since birth, continues throughout life, lies at the root of all fears, and develops after the awareness that people will no longer exist and that they can lose…
By Safiye Özgüç, Emine Kaplan Serin, Derya Tanriverdi
Published: Oct 2021
Effects of dignity therapy on palliative patients’ family members: A systematic review
Objective: Dignity therapy (DT) is a kind of psychotherapy that identifies the main concerns of end-of-life patients that affect their perception of dignity and helps them to find a new meaning in…
By Leonor Grijó, Carolina Tojal, Francisca Rego
Published: Oct 2021
Dignity therapy, psycho-spiritual well-being and quality of life in the terminally ill: systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: Dignity therapy (DT) is a brief, individualised psychotherapy that aims to alleviate psychosocial and spiritual distress in the final stages of life. It is unknown yet whether DT can…
By Ruishuang Zheng, Qiaohong Guo, Zhiqian Chen, Yingchun Zeng
Published: Aug 2021
Evidence-Based Management of Depression in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review
Depression can be quite common in the palliative care population. The estimated prevalence ranges from 24% to 70%. Depression in this population leads to a decreased quality of life and may lead to a…
By Minurika Perusinghe, Kai Yang Chen, Brett McDermott
Published: May 2021
Toward a socio-spiritual approach? A mixed-methods systematic review on the social and spiritual needs of patients in the palliative phase of their illness
Background: Patients express a variety of needs, some of which are labelled social and spiritual. Without an in-depth exploration of patients' expressions of these needs, it is difficult to…
By Tom Lormans , Everlien de Graaf, Joep van de Geer, Frederieke van der Baan, Carlo Leget, Saskia Teunissen
Published: Apr 2021
Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on health-related outcomes for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review
Background: Advanced cancer is an incurable and life-threatening disease that poses a major challenge to patients' psychological and physical well-being. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is a…
By Huiyuan Li, Cho Lee Wong, Xiaohuan Jin, Jieling Chen, Yuen Yu Chong, Yang Bai
Published: Mar 2021
Spiritual care provision to end-of-life patients: A systematic literature review
Aim: To develop an understanding of how nurses provide spiritual care to terminally ill patients in order to develop best practice.Background: Patients approaching the end of life (EoL) can experience…
By Elizabeth Batstone, Cara Bailey, Nutmeg Hallett
Published: Jul 2020