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The effectiveness of brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions for cancer patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Jul2024, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p2775-2796, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aim: To determine the effectiveness of brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions in alleviating psychological distress in cancer patients. Background: Cancer patients suffer tremendous psycho‐spiritual pain, which affects their quality of life. Brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions have demonstrated positive effects on the mental health of cancer patients; however, the efficacy of these interventions has been inconsistent. Design: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods: This review was conducted and reported in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 checklist provided by the EQUATOR network. The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Scopus databases were systematically searched from inception to 27 November 2022 to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in English. Results: Twenty studies involving 1744 cancer participants were included. The meta‐analysis showed statistically significant effects of brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions on hope, anxiety and depression at post‐intervention. A separate analysis revealed that brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions had a sustainable effect on hope, spiritual well‐being, anxiety and depression at 1 month after the intervention. However, no statistically significant effect on quality of life was found in our study either immediately after the intervention or at 1 month. Conclusions: Brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions can significantly reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve hope and spiritual well‐being in cancer patients. Relevance to Clinical Practice: This study further supports that brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions should be incorporated into the routine care of cancer patients to address their psychosocial distress. Patient or Public Contribution: All authors of this article contributed to the study conception and design. All authors of the included studies provided original data for this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANXIETY prevention
PREVENTION of mental depression
PSYCHOTHERAPY
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
MENTAL health
RESEARCH funding
CINAHL database
REMINISCENCE
BRIEF psychotherapy
TREATMENT effectiveness
META-analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SYSTEMATIC reviews
MEDLINE
DIGNITY therapy
MEDICAL databases
QUALITY of life
INFERENTIAL statistics
REMINISCENCE therapy
CANCER patient psychology
ONLINE information services
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
HOPE
WELL-being
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09621067
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177841840
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.17137