ArticlePsycho-oncology2020
Spirituality in cancer patients on phase 1 clinical trials.
Article in Psycho-oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Use of supportive care services and advance care planning among early phase oncology clinical trial participants.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- The Role of Spirituality and Religion in Improving Quality of Life and Coping Mechanisms in Cancer Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Review
- Change Trajectory of Symptom Distress, Coping Strategies, and Spiritual Wellbeing in Colorectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Palliative care provider attitudes toward existential distress and treatment with psychedelic-assisted therapies.BMC palliative care · 2021Article
- Health Related Quality of Life in Interstitial Lung Disease: Can We Use the Same Concepts Around the World?Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- The Urgency of Spiritual Care: COVID-19 and the Critical Need for Whole-Person Palliation.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Article
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesPatients with cancer who are at a transition to Phase I investigational treatments have been identified as an underserved population with regard to palliative care. This disease transition is often accompanied by spiritual and existential concerns. The study objective was to conduct a secondary analysis of data from a larger study testing a palliative care intervention. This paper reports the findings of this secondary focus on the spiritual needs of this population.
methodsPatients (n = 479) were accrued to this study prior to initiating a Phase I clinical trial with data collected at baseline, and 4, 12, and 24 week follow-up.
resultsQualitative data revealed that the transition to Phase 1 trial participation is a time of balancing hope for extended life with the reality of advancing disease. Quantitative results demonstrated increased spirituality over time in both religious- and non-religious-affiliated patients.
conclusionsPatients entering Phase I trials have important spiritual needs as they face treatment decisions, advancing disease, and often mortality. Spiritual care should be provided to seriously ill patients as a component of quality care.
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