The effects of spiritual interventions in patients with cancer: A meta-analysis

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages E290-E301

  Oh, Pok Ja ^a   Kim, Soo Hyun ^b  

^a Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cancer; Depression; Meta analysis; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIALISM; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLISHING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIGION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EXISTENTIALISM; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PUBLICATION BIAS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84908480489     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.E290-E301     Document Type: Article

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