Psychological distress interventions for family members in palliative care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the rapid increase in demand for palliative care, patients' families face serious psychological distress; however, there are fewer intervention studies on psychological distress in family members.

Objective

This study aimed to provide an overview of interventions and their effectiveness on psychological distress in family members of palliative care patients.

Methods

This study utilized a scoping review methodology, based on the framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley, by searching six databases (including PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Ovid medline, Scopus, and Web of Sciences) to screen the eligible research literature. Studies on psychological distress interventions for family members of palliative care patients were included, and data on study design,

SUBMITTER: Wu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12466072 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature