REVIEW article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1603349
Evidence summary of meaning in life intervention for cancer patients
Provisionally accepted
Ping Yuan1Weinan Lu2Xia Yong3Wenli Yang4Xiaoying Zhong1Meng Wang1Yiying Zhang1Ting Fang1Yan Xie5
Xuemei Li5
Limei Zhang6*- 1School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 2School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 3Nanbu Country People’s Hospital, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China
- 4General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Western Theater, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 5First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
- 6成都医学院, Chengdu, China
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Objective To evaluate and summarize evidence on intervention of the meaning of life of cancer patients, and provide evidence-based basis for clinical practice. Methods According to the "6S" evidence model, The literature related to the life meaning intervention in cancer patients were systematically searched in domestic and foreign evidence-based resource databases,comprehensive databases and professional society websites from the inception of database to Oct 2023. Two researchers evaluated the quality of the literature, extracted and integrated evidence. Results A total of 28 articles were included, including 2 the computer decisions, 4 guidelines, 7 systematic evaluations, 6 quasi-experimental studies, and 9 randomized controlled trials. A final total of 48 pieces of evidence were summarized, including 5 areas of organizational management, assessment, evaluation indicators, intervention programs for meaning of life, and intervention techniques. Conclusion This study forms the evidence of intervention of the meaning of life of cancer patients, which can provide reference for clinical practice, Individualized treatment and nursing care should be provided according to the symptoms and actual needs of the patients, and relevant evidence should be updated in time.
Keywords: cancer patients, meaning of life, evidence summary, Evidence-Based Nursing, Cancer
Received: 31 Mar 2025; Accepted: 14 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Yuan, Lu, Yong, Yang, Zhong, Wang, Zhang, Fang, Xie, Li and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Limei Zhang, 成都医学院, Chengdu, China
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