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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
Interventions Effects on Psychological Distress: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis
Background: Managing psychological distress is an objective of palliative care. No meta-analysis has evaluated whether palliative care reduces psychological distress.Objectives: Examine the effects of…
By Molly A Nowels, Saurabh Kalra, Paul R Duberstein, Emily Coakley, Biren Saraiya, Login George, Elissa Kozlov
Published: Jun 2023