SynthesisHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2020
The experience of patients with cancer on narrative practice: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.
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- Effects of narrative-based interventions on self-efficacy and self-management in chronic disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2026Pooled it
- The experience of patients with cancer on narrative practice: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Pooled it
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- The effect of narrative nursing on improving the negative emotions and quality of life of patients with moderate to severe cancer pain.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Trial
- The influence of narrative medicine on medical students' readiness for holistic care practice: A realist synthesis.Medical education · 2026Article
- Beyond the Image Frame: An Art-Based Pedagogical Framework for Teaching Diagnostic Reasoning in Breast Ultrasound to Medical Students.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Narrative Medicine: A Clinical Tool for the Oncology Advanced Practitioner.Journal of the advanced practitioner in oncology · 2026Article
- Personal narratives to support learning about lung transplant for people with cystic fibrosis.Patient education and counseling · 2025Article
- Psycho-Oncology in Breast Cancer: Supporting Women Through Distress, Treatment, and Recovery-Three Arguments-Rapid Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Exploring Narrative and Coping Strategies of Osteosarcoma Survivors in China: A Qualitative Study.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- The Encounter of Two Worlds: Divided Narratives of Decision-Making on Cancer Treatment Between Physicians and Patients.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Evaluation of outcomes of psychological interventions in terminally ill family caregivers: a brief overview.Oncology reviews · 2024Review
- Cancer survival stories: Perception, creation, and potential use case.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent years, narrative practice has been applied in clinical settings to address the relational and psychological concerns that occur in tandem with physical illness. It is an emerging strategy to treat patients as individuals with their own stories, rather than purely based on symptoms.
objectiveTo synthesize the experience of patients with cancer using narrative practice.
methodsFollowing a systematic search strategy, a literature search was conducted to identify qualitative studies on the experience of patients with cancer using narrative practice. Nine databases were searched up to April 2018, which included six English databases and three Chinese databases. A meta-synthesis was conducted to synthesize the findings of the included studies. MAIN
resultsSeven studies out of 2894 studies were included in this review. Patients with cancer had different preferences on narrative practices. In terms of the impacts of narrative practice on patients with cancer, six themes were identified, which included '(a) reducing the gap between patients and clinicians; (b) healing effect; (c) social connection; (d) facilitating self-reflection, self-recognition and self-realization; (e) risk of negative impacts; and (f) Patients' preference on different approaches of narrative practice'.
conclusionsPatients with cancer experienced positive effects regarding narrative practice. Although some patients may experience negative effects, narrative practice is a humanized way to provide care for patients with cancer in the clinical settings.
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