Objective To explore the barriers experienced and perceived by health professionals and
patients in the delivery of psychosocial care to adults with cancer. Methods Systematic …

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

An acute leukemia diagnosis can be an extremely stressful experience for most patients.
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is positive psychological change experienced following a …

Aims and objectives To investigate the facilitators, barriers and strategies that Australian
palliative care nurses identify in providing existential and spiritual care for patients with life …

Nurses working with cancer patients in end of life care need to be prepared to encounter
patients' psychosocial and spiritual distress. Aim The aim of this study was to describe …

Objective Patient suffering is a neglected area of care, partly because of poor definitions.
The aim of this study was to distill what is currently known about suffering in the health …

Background: Until now, most existentially focused cancer research has been conducted
within adult populations. Only a handful of qualitative investigations have captured the …

Objective Desires for hastened death (DHD; wish to hasten death is also in use) are
prevalent in terminally ill patients. Studies show that health professionals (HP) are often …

Background Attention to the existential dimension of an individual's experience during
serious illness is important. However, existential concerns continue to be poorly defined in …

Aims and objectives To report an integrative review of evidence relating to dignity‐
conserving care in palliative care settings. It will also suggest avenues for future research …