A Systematic Review of Interventions for Demoralization in Patients with Chronic Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demoralization, a significant mental health concern in patients with chronic diseases, can have a large impact on physical symptom burden and quality of life. The present review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for demoralization among patients with chronic diseases.

Method

PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science were systematically searched. Research on providing interventions to patients with chronic diseases that included quantitative data on demoralization was then systematically reviewed.

Results

Fourteen studies were included, most of which considered demoralization as a secondary outcome. Interventions included evidence-based meaning-centered psychotherapy, dignity therapy, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, and others. Ten stu

SUBMITTER: Dong L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790688 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature