Background At the intersection of old age and illness, older adults with life-threatening
illnesses (LTI) are a group who often show resilience and seek validation of life, acceptance …

Aim The aim of this study was to examine the strength of evidence regarding the effects of
life review on psycho‐spiritual well‐being among patients with life‐threatening illness …

Background: Life review interventions have been used to alleviate psycho-spiritual distress
in people near the end of life. However, their effectiveness remains inconclusive. Aim: To …

Background As terminal disease progresses, health deteriorates and the end of life
approaches, people may ask" Why this illness? Why me? Why now?" Such questions may …

Spirituality is an important component of spiritual well-being (SWB) and quality of life in the
elderly. The Hear My Voice study explores the impact of spiritual life review and spiritual …

Context There is increasing interest in providing nonpharmacological treatments, including
therapeutic life review interventions, to enhance palliative care patients' existential/spiritual …

Objectives: To describe the feasibility of a chaplain-led spiritually focused life review
interview and the development of a spiritual legacy document (SLD) for patients with …

Spiritual health is important in managing and coping with chronic and debilitating illnesses,
such as neurodegenerative diseases. However, few spiritual interventions have addressed …

Aims and objectives To conduct an integrative review of the current literature on using life
review as an intervention to address the spiritual need of patients with terminal illnesses …

Background A life review is a promising intervention to enhance spiritual well-being in older
people. Conventional life review interventions are lengthy and often led by psychologists …