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Background: Effectiveness evidence of complementary therapies in people with advanced
disease is uncertain, and yet people are still keen to engage in complementary therapy …

Background Expressive writing involves writing about stressful or traumatic experiences.
Despite trials in people with advanced disease, no systematic review to date has critiqued …

Background: Palliative medicine physicians may be at higher risk of burnout due to
increased stressors and compromised resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout …

Background: Ongoing assessment of psychological reaction to illness in palliative and end
of life care settings is recommended, yet validated tools are not routinely used in clinical …

Objective Fear of cancer recurrence or progress is strongly related to death anxiety (DA) in
cancer patients, but due to lack of conceptualization and measurement methods, the …

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 …

Cancer patients tend to have a high psychological burden. Half of cancer patients suffer from
severe affective disorders and anxiety disorders, while one-third struggle with mild forms of …

Background Pain, breathlessness and fatigue are some of the most challenging symptoms
to manage in patients with advanced disease. Specialist palliative care leads to better …

Context Psychological and psychiatric care is a core domain of palliative care. Despite a
high burden of mental health comorbidity among individuals with serious illness, the …