Death education interventions for people with advanced diseases and/or their family caregivers: A scoping review
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.This review found some death education interventions may reduce depression and anxiety in advanced cancer patients and caregivers. More research is needed to confirm effectiveness and explore broader outcomes.
Area Of Science
- Palliative Care
- Psychosocial Oncology
- Death Education Research
Background
- Life-threatening illnesses present significant psychosocial and spiritual challenges for patients and families.
- Existing reviews on death education interventions are limited in scope and type.
Purpose Of The Study
- To systematically review evidence on death education interventions for adults with advanced diseases and their family caregivers.
- To identify research gaps in this field.
Main Methods
- A scoping review utilizing Arksey and O'Malley's framework.
- Searched 13 databases for experimental and qualitative studies from 1960 to 2023.
- Included studies on death education interventions for advanced disease patients and/or caregivers.
Main Results
- Identified 9 intervention types across 47 studies; most focused on advanced cancer patients, with few on caregivers.
- Interventions like life review, CBT, narrative therapy, and psychosocial support showed potential in reducing depression and anxiety.
- Effective interventions facilitated comfortable disclosure of personal experiences and death concerns, involved trained professionals, and included family caregivers.
Conclusions
- Several death education interventions show promise for improving psychological outcomes in advanced cancer patients and their caregivers.
- Further rigorous trials are necessary to validate the effectiveness of these interventions and assess a wider range of outcomes.
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