The effect of spiritual interventions addressing existential themes using a narrative approach on quality of life of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

ConclusionsDirectly after the intervention, spiritual interventions had a moderate beneficial effect in terms of improving quality of life of cancer patients compared with that of a control group. No evidence was found that the interventions maintained this effect up to 3–6 months after the intervention. Further research is needed to understand how spiritual interventions could contribute to a long‐term effect of increasing or maintaining quality of life. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Psycho-Oncology - August 10, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Renske Kruizinga, Iris D. Hartog, Marc Jacobs, Joost G. Daams, Michael Scherer‐Rath, Johannes B. A. M. Schilderman, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Hanneke W. M. Van Laarhoven Tags: Review Article Source Type: research