CONTEXT: Existential and spiritual concerns in relation to palliative end-of-life care have
received increasing attention over the past decade. OBJECTIVES: To review the literature …

Dignity and the essence of medicine: the A, B, C, and D of dignity conserving care | The BMJ
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Purpose Spiritual well-being and sense of meaning are important concerns for clinicians
who care for patients with cancer. We developed Individual Meaning-Centered …

BACKGROUND. Cancer affects not only the quality of life (QOL) of individuals with the
disease but also that of their family members and close friends. The impact on various …

Social relationships in the church and health: problems and prospects--Church-based social
support: getting help during difficult times--Church-based companion friends--Social …

Background In patients with chronic heart failure, depression is common and associated
with poor quality of life, more frequent hospitalizations, and higher mortality. Spiritual well …

Background: Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is indicated for and used to control refractory
symptoms in cancer patients undergoing palliative care. We aimed to evaluate whether PST …

Abstract Background Dignity Therapy (DT), an intervention for people facing serious illness,
focuses on dignity conservation tasks such as settling relationships, sharing words of love …

Individuals diagnosed with advanced cancer frequently experience physical and
psychological distress. Hope has been identified as an essential resource in the lives of …

CONTEXT: The concept of demoralization has been widely used to describe states of
existential distress and a self-perceived incapacity to deal effectively with a specific stressful …