Psychological interventions for emotional well-being in adults with advanced progressive life-limiting illness

Sadia Janjua; Caroline Dancyger; Mario Mateus; Daisy McInnerney; Deborah Carter; Adrian J Tookman; Bridget Candy

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015421

Psychological interventions for emotional well-being in adults with advanced progressive life-limiting illness

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Oct 1;10(10):CD015421. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015421.

Authors

Sadia Janjua¹, Caroline Dancyger², Mario Mateus³, Daisy McInnerney⁴, Deborah Carter⁵, Adrian J Tookman⁶, Bridget Candy⁷

Affiliations

¹ School of Health and Social Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
² Barts Health NHS Trust, Cancer & Palliative Care Psychological Services, London, UK.
³ Supportive and specialist palliative care service, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Gold Coast, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Prevention, Detection and Diagnosis, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁵ Winter Haven, Florida, USA.
⁶ London, UK.
⁷ UCL Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Research Department, London, UK.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To determine the benefits and harms of psychological interventions compared to treatment as usual, waiting list, active control, or another psychological intervention to improve emotional well-being in adults with an advanced progressive life-limiting illness.

MeSH terms

Adult
Emotions
Humans
Psychosocial Intervention / methods
Psychotherapy / methods
Quality of Life
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*