The Power of a Belief System: A Systematic Qualitative Synthesis of Spiritual Care for Patients with Brain Tumors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Search and Methodology
2.2. Screening and Data Extraction
2.3. Data Synthesis and Analysis
3. Results
Search Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Patient
4.2. Family or Care Givers
4.3. Provider
4.4. Future Directions and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Database | PUBMED/MEDLINE |
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Search String | (Spirituality OR Holistic Medicine) AND (Brain Tumors OR Neuro-oncology OR Glioma OR meningioma OR astrocytoma OR glioblastoma OR ependymoma OR schwannoma OR pituitary adenoma OR oligodendroglioma) |
Date Queried | 7th May 2024 |
Articles Retrieved | 214 |
Study | PMID | Design | Participants | n | Key Findings |
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Strang et al. 2001 [13] | 11301663 | Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 20 |
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Caregivers | 16 | ||||
Brody et al. 2004 [14] | 15226285 | Case Report | Patient | 1 |
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Lipsman et al. 2007 [15] | 17996072 | Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 7 |
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Caregivers | 22 | ||||
Nixon et al. 2010 [16] | 20529167 | Qualitative Study (Survey) | Patients | 21 |
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Zelcer et al. 2010 [17] | 20194254 | Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Caregivers | 25 |
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Cavers et al. 2012 [18] | 22431898 | Prospective Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 26 |
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Caregivers | 23 | ||||
Hospital Staff | 19 | ||||
Newberry et al. 2013 [19] | 23615145 | Prospective Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 50 |
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Caregivers | 50 | ||||
Nixon et al. 2013 [20] | 23374999 | Mixed Methods (Surveys + Thematic Analysis) | Hospital Staff | 12 |
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Sizoo et al. 2014 [21] | 24162875 | Retrospective Qualitative Study (Survey) | Caregivers | 83 |
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Piderman et al. 2015 [22] | 24952300 | Prospective Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 25 |
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Strang et al. 2001 [23] | 11762974 | Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 20 |
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Caregivers | 16 | ||||
Hospital Staff | 16 | ||||
Piderman et al. 2017 [24] | 26643586 | RCT | Patients | 24 |
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Caregivers | 24 | ||||
Piderman et al. 2017 [25] | 27398684 | Prospective Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Patients | 19 |
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Cutillo et al. 2018 [26] | 30485195 | Prospective Qualitative Study (Interviews) | Caregivers | 40 |
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Giovagnoli et al. 2019 [27] | 30851485 | Comparative Cohort Study | Patients | 28 |
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Randazzo et al. 2019 [28] | 31383442 | Retrospective Cohort Study | Patients | 845 |
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Hyer et al. 2021 [29] | 32799646 | Retrospective Cohort Study | Patients | 232 |
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Randazzo et al. 2021 [30] | 34055377 | Retrospective Cohort Study | Patients | 606 |
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Baksi et al. 2021 [31] | 33818705 | Prospective Cohort Comparisons | Patients | 61 |
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Healthy Subjects | 61 | ||||
Sprik et al. 2021 [32] | 32921085 | Qualitative Study (Interview) | Hospital Staff | 1 |
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Appelbaum et al. 2022 [33] | 35852487 | Mixed-Methods RCT | Caregivers | 60 |
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Mehta, N.H.; Prajapati, M.; Aeleti, R.; Kinariwala, K.; Ohri, K.; McCabe, S.; Buller, Z.; Leskinen, S.; Nawabi, N.L.; Bhatt, V.; et al. The Power of a Belief System: A Systematic Qualitative Synthesis of Spiritual Care for Patients with Brain Tumors. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 4871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164871
Mehta NH, Prajapati M, Aeleti R, Kinariwala K, Ohri K, McCabe S, Buller Z, Leskinen S, Nawabi NL, Bhatt V, et al. The Power of a Belief System: A Systematic Qualitative Synthesis of Spiritual Care for Patients with Brain Tumors. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(16):4871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164871
Chicago/Turabian StyleMehta, Neel H., Megh Prajapati, Rishi Aeleti, Kush Kinariwala, Karina Ohri, Sean McCabe, Zachary Buller, Sandra Leskinen, Noah L. Nawabi, Vatsal Bhatt, and et al. 2024. "The Power of a Belief System: A Systematic Qualitative Synthesis of Spiritual Care for Patients with Brain Tumors" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 16: 4871. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164871