Efficacy of Short-Term Life-Review Interviews on the Spiritual Well-Being of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 993-1002

  Ando, Michiyo ^a   Morita, Tatsuya ^b   Akechi, Tatsuo ^c   Okamoto, Takuya ^d  

^a ST MARY S COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b SEIREI MIKATAHARA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d Toya Onsen Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

good death; Psychotherapy; randomized control trial; Short Term Life Review; spiritual well being; terminally ill cancer patients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HOPE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953198988     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.11.320     Document Type: Article

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