Assessment of spiritual suffering in the cancer context: A systematic literature review

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1335-1361

  Best, Megan ^a   Aldridge, Lynley ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^a   Olver, Ian ^b   Price, Melanie ^a   Webster, Fleur ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER COUNCIL AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Cancer Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Spirituality; Suffering; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; ETIOLOGY; HOPE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HOPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84944059778     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951514001217     Document Type: Article

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