Objective: The present study investigated what types of transformation terminally ill cancer
patients experienced from diagnosis until the terminal stage, what meanings terminally ill …

To determine an underlying factorial structure of existential distress in Japanese terminally ill
cancer patients, a principal components analysis was performed on 162 Japanese hospice …

ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore perceptions of the meaning of life among Korean
patients living with advanced cancer. MethodThe study employed a mixed-methods design …

We developed a Spirituality Transcendence Measure (STM) and studied whether
awareness of terminal illness affects spiritual well-being in terminal cancer patients. Three …

Introduction: Spiritual needs play an important role in palliative care as both a clinical
dimension and a therapeutic strategy. However, recent studies have shown that the …

CONTEXT: There is a little information about effective psychotherapies to enhance the
spiritual well-being of terminally ill cancer patients. OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of the …

Purpose Spiritual well-being is very important in patients undergoing palliative care.
Although psychosocial factors have been suggested to be associated with spiritual well …

Objective: Aims of the present study were to investigate the association between awareness
of own illness condition and psychological outcome in end-of-life phase and to test the …

Background: Spirituality is a central component of the well-being of terminally ill cancer
patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the mediating or moderating role of …

Purpose: Spirituality is an important domain and is related with physical and psychological
symptoms in terminal cancer patient. The aim of this study is to examine how patients' …