Background: People living with life-threatening illness experience unmet existential needs
despite the growing research and clinical field of palliative care. Narrative interventions …

Context This scoping review maps the existing literature on narrative interventions within a
palliative care and end-of-life context. Objectives A scoping review was performed to …

In recent years, health-related literature has given increased attention to the use of narrative
discourse and has recognized the fact that narrative and storytelling are ancient tools for …

Narrative therapy is a field of psychotherapy based on the writings and work of Michael
White and David Epston. The basic idea behind this approach is grounded in the idea that …

Objective To understand the therapeutic effect of a narrative intervention, specifically dignity
therapy, in patients at the end-of-life. To examine the thematic dimensions and shared …

The phenomenon of the 'illness narrative'is well-documented, in the last 25 years, of
increasing interest to researchers in health and social sciences. Personal stories about the …

Background In recent years, narrative practice has been applied in clinical settings to
address the relational and psychological concerns that occur in tandem with physical illness …

A series of six interprofessional palliative care meetings used narrative, with participants
sharing stories from their professional experience in facilitated small groups. The course …

Abstract Background Patients' stories provide Palliative Care physicians with a glimpse into
the former's lives and their psycho-emotional, sociocultural, and contextual considerations …

Clinical experience tells us that the activity of 'putting the house in order'as patients reach
the terminal stage in their illness is both a common and legitimate exercise. This process …