title: [Effects of a short-term life review on spiritual well-being, depression, and anxiety in terminally ill cancer patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to evaluate the effects of a short-term life review on spiritual well-being, depression, and anxiety in patients with terminal cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study used a pre posttest quasi experimental design with a nonequivalent control group. Measurement instruments included the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual scale (FACIT-Sp12) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Participants were 32 patients with terminal cancer who were receiving chemotherapy or palliative care at hospitals or at home. Eighteen patients were assigned to the experimental group and 14 to the control group. A sixty minute short-term life review session was held twice a week as the intervention with the experimental group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a statistically significant increase in spiritual well-being in the experimental group compared to the control group. There were also significant decreases in depression and anxiety in the experimental group compared to the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that a short-term life review can be used as a nursing intervention for enhancing the spiritual well-being of patients with terminal cancer.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. shahn@catholic.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Young Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Yang Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Michiyo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Soo Jin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D029181:Spirituality; D019452:Terminally Ill