Psychological well-being in palliative care: A systematic review
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2021
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Redondo Elvira T, Ibáñez Del Prado C, Cruzado JA. Psychological well-being in palliative care: A systematic review. Omega (Westport). 2023 Jun;87(2):377-400. doi: 10.1177/00302228211019203. Epub 2021 May 26. PMID: 34039108.
Abstract
Objective: To review which are the most influential variables in achieving levels of psychological well-being at the end of life and to verify whether, as certain studies suggest, spirituality, resilience and social support are the pillars on which the psychological well-being construct is based.
Method: A systematic search through the Scopus, Pubmed and PsycInfo electronic databases was carried out using keywords such as: "wellbeing" OR "psychological-well-being" AND "resilience" AND "spirituality" AND "social support" AND "palliative care" and their multiple combinations.
Results: Eleven studies were selected, in which terms such as spiritual well-being, absence of discomfort and quality of life were used in substitution of psychological well-being and a certain consensus was found regarding whether resilience, spirituality and social support are predictive variables of psychological well-being.
Conclusions: Resilience, social support and spirituality are highly relevant variables at the end of life and contribute decisively towards psychological well-being.