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Experiences of healthcare professionals providing palliative care in home settings - a scoping review
Background:The growing preference for home-based end-of-life care accords a dignified death for terminally ill patients. However, for healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved, this caregiving approach…
By Luke Tan, Sonia Sheri, Yun Yao Goh, Raeanne Fong, Ranitha Govindasamy, Yun Ting Ong, Nur Amira Binte Abdul Hamid, Tessa Li Xiang Low, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Published: Mar 2025
Effect of third-wave cognitive behavioural interventions on biopsychosocial outcomes in people diagnosed with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Objective:People with advanced cancer experience elevated psychological morbidity and poor quality of life (QoL). The role of third-wave cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions in addressing…
By Elizabeth Beasley, Victoria White, Anna Ugalde, Joanne Brooker, David Skvarc, Antonina Mikocka-Walus
Published: Mar 2025
Effectiveness of meaning-centered interventions on anxiety and depressive symptoms, sense of meaning, and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled tri
Objective:The effect of Meaning-Centered Interventions (MCI) in advanced cancer patients requires further comprehensive research.Methods:Two researchers independently searched the PubMed, EMBASE,…
By Bin Shen, Jianjiang Liu, Yaoying Zhou, Haiyan Zhu
Published: Jan 2025
Homecare workers needs and experiences in end of life care: rapid review
Background:Social homecare workers provide essential care to those living at home at the end of life. In the context of a service experiencing difficulties in attracting and retaining staff, we have…
By Catherine Forward, Zana Bayley, Liz Walker, Justine Krygier, Caroline White, Kasonde Mwaba, Helene Elliott-button, Paul Taylor, Miriam J Johnson
Published: Dec 2024
How Do Home Care Workers Experience A Client’s Death, Professionally and Personally? A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
Background: Home care workers (HCWs) may frequently experience client death. This critical interpretive meta-synthesis aimed to identify the impacts of client death to offer preliminary…
By Gillian Mhairi Findlay, Noelle Robertson ,
Published: Nov 2024
Efficacy of spiritual interventions in palliative care: An umbrella review of systematic reviews
Background:Spiritual care is increasingly recognised as an essential component of care in palliative settings. Given this growing body of literature on spiritual interventions, there is a need to…
By Philip D Austin, Wei Lee, Robyn Keall, Melanie R Lovell
Published: Oct 2024
The role of psychologists in supporting illness-related dying and death: A systematic mixed studies review
Psychologists remain underrepresented in end-of-life care, and there is limited understanding of their role among healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers. This systematic mixed-studies…
By Baby M.Y. Foo, Louise Sharpe, Josephine M. Clayton, Michele Wiese, Rachel E. Menzies
Published: Feb 2024
Professionally led support groups for people living with advanced or metastatic cancer: a systematic scoping review of effectiveness and factors critical to implementation success within real-world he
Purpose:To examine the effectiveness of professionally led support groups for people with advanced or metastatic cancer, and identify factors critical to implementation success within real-world…
By Zhicheng Li, Kitty-Jean Laginha, Frances Boyle, Michele Daly, Fiona Dinner, Pia Hirsch, Kim Hobbs, Laura Kirsten, Carolyn Mazariego, Ros McAuley, Mary O'Brien, Amanda O'Reilly, Natalie Taylor, Lisa Tobin, Sophie Lewis, Andrea L Smith
Published: Jan 2024
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review
Background:People with an advanced progressive illness and their caregivers frequently experience anxiety, uncertainty and anticipatory grief. Traditional approaches to address psychological concerns…
By Tilly Gibson Watt, David Gillanders, Juliet A Spiller, Anne M Finucane
Published: Jul 2023