'The experience of spirituality in family caregivers of adult and elderly cancer patients receiving palliative care: A meta‐synthesis'

AC Benites, G Rodin, ACAB Leite… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Spirituality is a multidimensional aspect of human experience. In the context of
palliative care, it is an individual resource that can be used to cope with illness and to assign …

[HTML][HTML] Distinguishing and treating depression, anxiety, adjustment, and post-traumatic stress disorders in brain tumor patients

AW Gibson, JJ Graber - Annals of Palliative Medicine, 2021 - apm.amegroups.org
Cancer patients often suffer from psychiatric disorders as a result of their disease and its
treatment. Rates of depression, anxiety, adjustment, and post-traumatic stress disorders are …

The influence of spirituality on decision-making in palliative care outpatients: a cross-sectional study

F Rego, F Gonçalves, S Moutinho, L Castro… - BMC palliative care, 2020 - Springer
Background Decision-making in palliative care can be complex due to the uncertain
prognosis and general fear surrounding decisions. Decision-making in palliative care may …

[HTML][HTML] Biopsychosocial and spiritual implications of patients with COVID-19 dying in isolation

T Galbadage, BM Peterson, DC Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Critically ill patients with the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are dying in isolation
without the comfort of their family or other social support in unprecedented numbers …

“We Were Afraid”: mental Health Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in two south African Districts

T Rwafa-Ponela, J Price, A Nyatela, S Nqakala… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The impacts of pandemics are recognized to go beyond infection, physical suffering, and
socio-economic disruptions. Other consequences include psychological responses. Using a …

Psychosocial-spiritual well-being is related to resilience and mindfulness in patients with severe and/or life-limiting medical illness

P Bagereka, R Ameli, N Sinaii, MC Vocci, A Berger - BMC palliative care, 2023 - Springer
Background Improvement of psychosocial-spiritual well-being in patients with life-
threatening or life-limiting illness is desirable. Resilience and mindfulness are considered to …

Effectiveness of group spiritual care on leukemia patients' hope and anxiety in Iran: a randomized controlled trial

M Torabi, V Yousofvand, R Mohammadi… - Journal of religion and …, 2024 - Springer
This study examined the effectiveness of a group spiritual care program on leukemia
patients' hope and anxiety. This randomized controlled trial involved 94 leukemia patients …

Meaning of Life Therapy: A pilot study of a novel psycho-existential intervention for Palliative Care in cancer

AR Cardoso, S Remondes-Costa… - OMEGA-Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Intervention in Palliative Care aims to provide physical, psychosocial, and spiritual relief for
patients and family members. Brief interventions with a psycho-existential approach have …

[PDF][PDF] The psychological and spiritual dimensions of palliative care: A descriptive systematic review

F Rego, C Pereira, G Rego, R Nunes - Neuropsychiatry, 2018 - academia.edu
Objective: To study the relationship between the psychological and spiritual dimensions in
adult palliative care. Methods: The data sources used were Medline, Web of Knowledge and …

Exercising hope in palliative care is celebrating spirituality: lessons and challenges in times of pandemic

C Laranjeira, F Baptista Peixoto Befecadu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Times of crisis are times of suffering and pain and opportunities for transformation. Beyond
the current debate on measures to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), one must …