A qualitative meta-synthesis examining spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer

This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for studies with qualitative findings relevant to spirituality and terminal cancer. Thirty-seven studies were included and them...

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Autores principales: Hayden, Lucy, Byrne, Emma, Deegan, Avril, Dunne, Simon, Gallagher, Pamela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2022
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Critical Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9465615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36105766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20551029221121526
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description This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for studies with qualitative findings relevant to spirituality and terminal cancer. Thirty-seven studies were included and thematic synthesis was used to identify themes. Analytical themes included: making sense of dying; living with dying; feeling connected; and being reflective. This review highlights how the experience of spirituality can positively impact the lives of terminal cancer patients. Further, these findings suggest that spirituality can be a transformative experience that allows individuals to experience peace at end of life.
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spelling pubmed-94656152022-09-13 A qualitative meta-synthesis examining spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer Hayden, Lucy Byrne, Emma Deegan, Avril Dunne, Simon Gallagher, Pamela Health Psychol Open Critical Review This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for studies with qualitative findings relevant to spirituality and terminal cancer. Thirty-seven studies were included and thematic synthesis was used to identify themes. Analytical themes included: making sense of dying; living with dying; feeling connected; and being reflective. This review highlights how the experience of spirituality can positively impact the lives of terminal cancer patients. Further, these findings suggest that spirituality can be a transformative experience that allows individuals to experience peace at end of life. SAGE Publications 2022-09-08 /pmc/articles/PMC9465615/ /pubmed/36105766 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20551029221121526 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20551029221121526
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