Understanding meaning in life interventions in patients with advanced disease: A systematic review and realist synthesis

Palliative Medicine
Mariona Guerrero-TorrellesAlbert Balaguer

Abstract

Among patients with advanced disease, meaning in life is thought to enhance well-being, promote coping and improve the tolerance of physical symptoms. It may also act as a buffer against depression and hopelessness. As yet, there has been no synthesis of meaning in life interventions in which contextual factors, procedures and outcomes are described and evaluated. To identify meaning in life interventions implemented in patients with advanced disease and to describe their context, mechanisms and outcomes. Systematic review according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and realist synthesis of meaning in life interventions using criteria from the Realist And Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards project. The CINAHL, PsycINFO, PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched. A total of 12 articles were included in the systematic review, corresponding to nine different interventions. Five articles described randomized controlled trials, two were qualitative studies, two were commentaries or reflections, and there was one pre-post evaluation, one exploratory study and one description of a model of care. Analysis of context, mechanisms and outcomes configurations showed ...Continue Reading

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