(ISSN 2573-4393)
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
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The journal publishes a variety of article types: Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.
There is no restriction on paper length, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Authors should present their results in as much detail as possible, as reviewers are encouraged to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
Special Issue
Spiritual Well-Being at the End of Life: Integrative, Psychological and Arts-Based Approaches
Submission Deadline: January 31, 2028 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Erika Iacona, PhD
Department FISPPA, University of Padua, Padua 35131, Italy
Research Interests: Spiritual well-being; Grief and bereavement; Death and dying; End-of-life care; Palliative care; Death education; Arts-based interventions; Qualitative methods
About This Topic
Spiritual well-being is widely recognized as a core dimension of palliative and end-of-life care, yet spiritual and existential needs often remain under-assessed and insufficiently addressed in clinical practice. Patients facing life-threatening illness, their families and the professionals who care for them may experience loss of meaning, hopelessness, fear of death and concerns about dignity and continuity of the self, with consequences for quality of life, the dying process and bereavement.
This Special Issue invites contributions on interventions and care models that support spiritual well-being at the end of life, including psychological approaches (e.g., dignity therapy, meaning-centered and existential interventions), arts-based approaches (e.g., music, art, drama and narrative therapies, photovoice) and integrative practices (e.g., mindfulness and other mind-body interventions). We are also interested in studies on spiritual assessment, cultural and religious diversity, secular forms of spirituality, family and caregiver experiences, grief and continuing bonds, and the training and well-being of healthcare professionals.
Original research using quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods, systematic and scoping reviews, and theoretical papers are all welcome.
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (icm@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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