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Objective: People with severe persistent mental illness (SPMI) experience a greater burden and severity of chronic disease, late diagnosis, and premature death compared with the general population.…
By Erin E Donald, Kelli I Stajduhar
Published: Mar 2019
Background:Dignity therapy is psychotherapy to relieve psychological and existential distress in patients at the end of life. Little is known about its effect.Aim:To analyse the outcomes of dignity…
By Marina Martínez, María Arantzamendi, Alazne Belar, José Miguel Carrasco, Ana Carvajal, María Rullán, Carlos Centeno
Published: Aug 2016
Objective: The aim of this systematic literature review was to ascertain the patient perspective regarding the role of the doctor in the discussion of spirituality.Methods: We conducted a systematic…
By Megan Best, Phyllis Butow, Ian Olver
Published: May 2015
Context: There is increasing interest in providing nonpharmacological treatments, including therapeutic life review interventions, to enhance palliative care patients' existential/spiritual…
By Robyn M Keall, Josephine M Clayton, Phyllis N Butow
Published: Sep 2014