title: Respecting the spiritual side of advanced cancer care: a systematic review.
abstract: Spirituality is among the resources that many turn to as they deal with a diagnosis of advanced cancer. Researchers have made much progress in exploring and understanding spirituality's complex and multifaceted role in the midst of metastatic disease. As a result, spirituality is seen as an important aspect of a holistic and respectful approach to clinical care for patients and their loved ones. In this article, we provide a systematic review of the literature related to the interface between spirituality and metastatic cancer. We included articles published from January 2013 to June 2014. Twenty-two articles were reviewed, consisting of clinical intervention trials, association studies, surveys, qualitative studies, and review articles. The articles discussed efforts to improve patients' spiritual well-being, with relevant measurement scales; the associations of spirituality and end of life treatment practices; and efforts to better understand and meet the spiritual needs of patients and caregivers.
authors: Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA, piderman.katherine@mayo.edu.
authors: Katherine M
authors: KM
authors: Piderman
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Kung
authors: Sarah M
authors: SM
authors: Jenkins
authors: Terin T
authors: TT
authors: Euerle
authors: Timothy J
authors: TJ
authors: Yoder
authors: Gracia M
authors: GM
authors: Kwete
authors: Maria I
authors: MI
authors: Lapid
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011788:Quality of Life; D029181:Spirituality; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*