With advances in medical treatment and an aging population, there is an increasing global
burden of advanced and life-limiting illnesses. Individuals living with these conditions may …

Background: Existential/spiritual needs of advanced cancer patients are not always met in
healthcare. Potential barriers for health professionals exploring existential concerns include …

Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to elucidate the meaning of quality of
life as narrated by patients with incurable cancer approaching death in palliative home care …

More than 30% of the population lives with a chronic or life-threatening physical disease. Of
these individuals, 40% also experience mental health problems and stress which …

Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy: An Effective Intervention for Improving Psychological
Well-Being in Patients With Advanced Cancer - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH …

Background Although psycho-oncological interventions have been shown to significantly
reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and enhance quality of life, a substantial …

Context Few interventions exist to address patients' existential needs. Objectives Determine
whether an intervention to address seriously ill patients' existential concerns improves …

Cancer can lead to suffering in many forms: physical, emotional, spiritual, and existential. It
limits patients' ability to plan for the future, and too often, their lives. How can we help …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to describe a domain of spiritual coping known as
“surrender,” as experienced among women diagnosed with breast cancer who participated …

Background: Empirical data suggest that life review is an effective psychospiritual
intervention. However, it has not been applied to Chinese patients with advanced cancer …