The effects of life review interventions on spiritual well-being, psychological distress, and quality of life in patients with terminal or advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 883-894

  Wang, Chong Wen ^a   Chow, Amy YM ^a   Chan, Cecilia LW ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer; end of life care; life review; oncology; palliative care; psychotherapy; quality of life; spirituality; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY SPIRITUAL SCALE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; META ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SPIRITUALISM; TERMINAL CARE; THERAPY;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPIRITUALISM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85034848582     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317705101     Document Type: Review

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