Systematic Review of Interventions for Demoralization in Patients With Cancer. Issue 4 (April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Yuejuan; Sun, Haichao; Ji, Qiaoying; Wei, Jinrong; Zhu, Pingting
• Is Part Of: Journal of nervous and mental disease. Volume 211:Issue 4(2023)
• Page Start: 314
• Page End: 326
• Publication Date: 2023-04
• Subjects: Cancer -- demoralization -- intervention -- systematic review; Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Neurology; Psychiatry; Neurologie; Psychiatrie; Neurology; Psychiatry; Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000001615
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3018

Abstract

Abstract: Demoralization as cancer-related mental health needs to be understood and addressed by clinical staff. This review systematically examined the characteristics and outcomes of interventions for demoralization in patients with cancer. Seven databases—PubMed, PsycINFO, Cinahl, Embase, Web of Science, Medline, and Cochrane Library Databases of Systematic Reviews—were systematically searched for relevant literature. We included intervention studies focusing on interventions for demoralization in patients with cancer. We ultimately included 14 studies. Overall, 10 studies had a positive effect on improving demoralization in patients with cancer, including two main types of interventions: psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy and psychological interventions. This review summarizes information on interventions for demoralization in patients with cancer. To provide precise care for demoralization in patients with cancer, future studies should use more rigorous methods to test interventions that may affect demoralization.