The effect of spiritual care on anxiety about death in patients with gastrointestinal cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized controlled trial

Effects of different psychosocial interventions on death anxiety in patients: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Our analysis encompassed 15 RCTs in total, involving a cohort of 926 patients. The interventions in experimental group comprised the following: spiritual care (1 study) ( Amini et al, 2020 ), group logotherapy (2 studies) ( Emafti et al, 2019 ; Heidary et al, 2023 ), acceptance and commitment therapy (3 studies) ( Farahi and Khalatbari, 2019 ; Sahebanmaleki et al, 2021 ; Fadhil et al, 2022 ), cognitive-behavioral therapy (2 studies) ( Moradi et al, 2022 ; Saki et al, 2022 ), logotherapy (2 studies) ( Akbari et al, 2021 ; Bahar et al, 2021 ), rational-emotive hospice care therapy (1 study) ( Onyechi et al, 2016 ), spirituality therapy training (1 study) ( Ameri et al, 2021 ), positive psychology group therapy (1 study) ( Saeedi et al, 2016 ), mindfulness based cognitive therapy (1 study) ( Nabipour et al, 2018 ), and white noise and Benson’s relaxation technique (1 study) ( Ahmadi et al, 2022 ). Thirteen studies utilized TDAS as an outcome indicator.…”

“…This research seeks to explore and compare these interventions, providing evidence-based insights into their effectiveness in reducing death anxiety among patients. Several therapeutic approaches, such as spiritual care, group logotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and rational-emotive hospice care therapy have been empirically proven to effectively alleviate the experience of DA in patients ( Onyechi et al, 2016 ; Saeedi et al, 2016 ; Nabipour et al, 2018 ; Emafti et al, 2019 ; Farahi and Khalatbari, 2019 ; Amini et al, 2020 ; Akbari et al, 2021 ; Ameri et al, 2021 ; Bahar et al, 2021 ; Sahebanmaleki et al, 2021 ; Ahmadi et al, 2022 ; Fadhil et al, 2022 ; Moradi et al, 2022 ; Saki et al, 2022 ; Heidary et al, 2023 ). This meta-analysis exclusively includes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to ensure the highest level of evidence and minimize bias.…”