ArticleFrontiers in psychology2022
Meaning in life, meaning-making and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Effects of the Integrated Grief Therapy on Earthquake Survivors
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Spiritual well-being, faith, meaning in life, peace, and purpose in life for cancer-related fatigue: systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regressions.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of meaning-based psychotherapy on post-traumatic growth and death anxiety in patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
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- Navigating rural challenges and promoting posttraumatic growth via expressive writing: A qualitative study among rural breast cancer survivors.Research square · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Traumatic Growth and Meaning of Life in Nursing Students.Nursing open · 2026Article
- "Fear Has Big Eyes": Illness Perception, Fear of Recurrence, and Generalized Anxiety in Post-Treatment Thoracic Cancer Patients: A Serial Multiple Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic growth in patients and caregivers after a primary brain tumor diagnosis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Article
- Latent transition analysis of resilience in breast cancer patients and its association with sense of meaning in life: a longitudinal follow - up study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Mindfulness-Based Spiritual Interventions for Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- The journey of breast cancer among younger women: the interplay between negative autobiographical memories and post-traumatic growth.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Transcultural adaptation and Mexican validation of the posttraumatic growth inventory (PTGI-X-Mx) in a palliative oncology population.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Empowerment mediates the impact of upper extremity function on posttraumatic growth in breast cancer survivors.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- Living with brain metastasis - a qualitative study of patients' and family members' coping strategies.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Differences in symptom experiences and coping strategies based on post-traumatic growth and depreciation in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the association between meaning in life (MiL), meaning-making and posttraumatic growth (PTG) in the context of cancer. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in eighteen electronic databases. The screening and selection process followed the PRISMA guidelines. For the purpose of the meta-analysis, the correlation coefficients between meaning in life and posttraumatic growth were extracted from the included studies. The effect size ( Results: 889 records were considered according to the inclusion criteria. A total of nine articles, published between 2006 and 2021, were included in the systematic review. More than half were published in the last five years. The sample was mostly diagnosed with breast cancer. The meta-analysis included five articles ( Discussion: In conclusion, there is a clear association between meaning in life and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients. Future research should explore this relationship further, in order to better assist and guide meaning centered interventions that can potentiate a positive adjustment and possibly growth from the cancer experience.
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