Effect of Meaning-in-Life Interventions for Advanced Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Clinical Nursing Research Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-05 DOI:10.1177/10547738241273315

Youjin Kim, Soo-Hyun Nam, Boyoung Hwang

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the effects of meaning-in-life intervention on meaning in life, quality of life, spiritual well-being, anxiety, and depression in advanced cancer patients. Databases, including Ovid Medline, Cochrane, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Embase, were searched to identify relevant randomized controlled trials based on predefined criteria. Seven studies were included. Meta-analysis was performed for five studies, involving 718 patients with advanced cancer. The meta-analysis revealed no significant effects of the meaning-in-life intervention on spiritual well-being, depression, and anxiety of advanced cancer patients. The insufficient number of studies and risk of bias limit the strength of the conclusions. Therefore, further studies with larger sample sizes and methodologically rigorous designs are required to evaluate the effects of meaning-in-life interventions for advanced cancer patients. Our findings can support a better understanding of the need to study meaning-in-life interventions in advanced cancer patients and foster sustained attention to recognize meaning-in-life interventions as an effective method in healthcare.

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生命意义干预对晚期癌症患者的影响：系统回顾与元分析》。

本研究旨在探讨生命意义干预对晚期癌症患者的生命意义、生活质量、精神健康、焦虑和抑郁的影响。研究人员检索了包括 Ovid Medline、Cochrane、PsycINFO、CINAHL 和 Embase 在内的数据库，以根据预先定义的标准确定相关的随机对照试验。共纳入七项研究。对涉及 718 名晚期癌症患者的五项研究进行了荟萃分析。荟萃分析结果显示，生命意义干预对晚期癌症患者的精神健康、抑郁和焦虑没有显著影响。研究数量不足和偏倚风险限制了结论的力度。因此，需要进一步开展样本量更大、方法更严谨的研究，以评估生命意义干预对晚期癌症患者的影响。我们的研究结果可以帮助人们更好地理解对晚期癌症患者进行生命意义干预研究的必要性，并促进人们持续关注生命意义干预，将其视为一种有效的医疗保健方法。

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Clinical Nursing Research NURSING-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

5.90%

发文量

107

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Clinical Nursing Research (CNR) is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal that addresses issues of clinical research that are meaningful to practicing nurses, providing an international forum to encourage discussion among clinical practitioners, enhance clinical practice by pinpointing potential clinical applications of the latest scholarly research, and disseminate research findings of particular interest to practicing nurses. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).