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A scoping review of palliative care for persons with severe persistent mental illness

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

‘Dignity therapy’, a promising intervention in palliative care: A comprehensive systematic literature review

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

Do patients want doctors to talk about spirituality? A systematic literature review

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

Therapeutic life review in palliative care: a systematic review of quantitative evaluations

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