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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
A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis Investigating the Effectiveness of Psychological Short-Term Interventions in Inpatient Palliative Care Settings
This paper reviews and summarises the evidence of short-term psychosocial interventions (up to 12 sessions delivered within less than eight weeks) on anxiety, depression, and emotional distress in…
By Reka Schweighoffer, Andrea M. Schumacher, Richard Blaese, Silke Walter, Sandra Eckstein
Published: Jun 2022
Spiritual Interventions Delivered by Nurses to Address Patients’ Needs in Hospitals or Long- Term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review
Introduction: Despite increasing evidence of the benefits of spiritual care and nurses' efforts to incorporate spiritual interventions into palliative care and clinical practice, the role of…
By Fabiana Cristina Dos Santos, Tamara G.R. Macieira, Yingwei Yao, Samantha Hunter, Olatunde O. Madandola, Hwayoung Cho, Ragnhildur I. Bjarnadottir, Karen Dunn Lopez, Diana J. Wilkie, Gail M. Keenan
Published: Mar 2022
End-of- life care for people with severe mental illness: mixed methods systematic review and thematic synthesis of published case studies (the MENLOC study)
Objectives: People with severe mental illness (SMI) have significant comorbidities and reduced life expectancy. The objective of the review reported in this paper was to synthesise material from case…
By Michael Coffey, Deborah Edwards, Sally Anstey, Paul Gill, Mala Mann, Alan Meudell, Ben Hannigan
Published: Feb 2022
Death Anxiety Associated With Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Death anxiety is a feeling that exists since birth, continues throughout life, lies at the root of all fears, and develops after the awareness that people will no longer exist and that they can lose…
By Safiye Özgüç, Emine Kaplan Serin, Derya Tanriverdi
Published: Oct 2021
Effects of dignity therapy on palliative patients’ family members: A systematic review
Objective: Dignity therapy (DT) is a kind of psychotherapy that identifies the main concerns of end-of-life patients that affect their perception of dignity and helps them to find a new meaning in…
By Leonor Grijó, Carolina Tojal, Francisca Rego
Published: Oct 2021
Dignity therapy, psycho-spiritual well-being and quality of life in the terminally ill: systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: Dignity therapy (DT) is a brief, individualised psychotherapy that aims to alleviate psychosocial and spiritual distress in the final stages of life. It is unknown yet whether DT can…
By Ruishuang Zheng, Qiaohong Guo, Zhiqian Chen, Yingchun Zeng
Published: Aug 2021
Evidence-Based Management of Depression in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review
Depression can be quite common in the palliative care population. The estimated prevalence ranges from 24% to 70%. Depression in this population leads to a decreased quality of life and may lead to a…
By Minurika Perusinghe, Kai Yang Chen, Brett McDermott
Published: May 2021