Category Archive for: "palliative care"

Assessment of spiritual suffering in the cancer context: A systematic literature review

August 4, 2019 oncology, palliative care

Objective: An important goal of cancer medicine is relief of patients’ suffering. In view of the clinical challenges of identifying suffering patients, we sought to identify valid instruments for [...]
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Correlates of elevated distress thermometer scores in breast cancer patients

August 4, 2019 oncology, palliative care

Purpose Distress is prevalent in breast cancer patients and can be detrimental to quality of life, performance status, treatment adherence, and satisfaction with medical care. The National [...]
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A Response to Geriatric Oncology, Spirituality, and Palliative Care by Dr. Lodovicio Balducci

July 3, 2019 cancer, palliative care

We first thank Dr. Balducci for writing on this most important topic. It usefully explores the overlap of three relatively new but increasingly prominent specialties—geriatric oncology, spiritual [...]
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The Meaning of Spirituality and Spiritual Well-Being among Thai Breast Cancer Patients: A Qualitative Study

July 3, 2019 palliative care

CONTEXT: Spirituality is the essence of a human being. Patients who have good spiritual well-being (SWB) will also have better quality of life. However, health-care providers usually under-assess [...]
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Biopsychosocial and Spiritual Realities of Living With ALS: Implications for Palliative Care Teams

July 3, 2019 palliative care

CONTEXT: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an all-encompassing, life-limiting disease, resulting in the eventual paralysis of all voluntary muscles and concurrent loss of independence. As [...]
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