Palliative medicine
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Palliative medicine · Feb 2019
Comparative StudyAn assisted structured reflection on life events and life goals in advanced cancer patients: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial (Life InSight Application (LISA) study).
Diagnosis and treatment of incurable cancer as a life-changing experience evokes difficult existential questions. ⋯ Although our newly developed interview model was well perceived by patients, we were not able to demonstrate a significant difference in quality of life and spiritual well-being between groups. Future interventions by spiritual counselors aimed at improving quality of life, and spiritual well-being should focus on the provision of sources of meaning and peace.