Efficacy of spiritual interventions in palliative care: An umbrella review of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spiritual care is increasingly recognised as an essential component of care in palliative settings. Given this growing body of literature on spiritual interventions, there is a need to systematically evaluate and synthesis findings from previous systematic reviews.

Aim

To systematically synthesise the available evidence from systematic reviews concerning (a) the efficacy of spiritual care interventions and (b) the extent and nature of spiritual care interventions used in specialist palliative care settings.

Methods

An umbrella review of systematic reviews was conducted in accordance with PROSPERO (CRD42024455147) and followed the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for umbrella reviews.

Data sources

Electronic databases (Ovid Medline, Embase, APA Psy

SUBMITTER: Austin PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673315 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature