Rationale, aims and objectives According to an influential taxonomy of varieties of
uncertainty in health care, existential uncertainty is a key aspect of uncertainty for patients …

Background Existential therapies are a range of psychotherapies inspired by existential and
phenomenological philosophers. Although relatively little empirical research was conducted …

Since the birth of transactional analysis (TA) in the 1950s, many psychotherapists have
provided and tested TA psychotherapy (TAP) in clinical trials. However, most descriptions of …

Many researchers have asked what individuals experience as meaningful, valuable,
purposeful, or important in life. However, there seems little consensus about a world-wide …

Up to 26% of individuals residing in care homes are impacted by cancer. This underscores
the importance of understanding the holistic needs of care home residents living with cancer …

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 …

What is meaningful in life? This is a question many individuals ask at least once in their
lifetime. Many researchers have also asked this question, and a large body of literature …

Meaning in life has grown into a topic of great interest in psychological research.
Conceptually, scholars differentiate between sources and components of meaning …

Background: Demoralization is a syndrome of existential distress characterized by loss of
meaning and purpose in life, hopelessness, and helplessness. Empirical data on its …

Long-term cancer survivorship is an emerging field that focuses on physical late-effects and
psychosocial implications for the inflicted. This study wishes to cast light on the underlying …