Table 1.
Spiritual Pain Database search results—November 18, 2021
| Database* | Search terms | Total hits | Pertinent hits | Manual revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch Health Sciences Library's JumboSearch | Spiritual Pain or Distress (title) and Definition in any field | 58 | 7 |
Boss et al. (2015) Caldeira et al. (2013) Delgado-Guay et al. (2011 Mako (2006) McGrath (2003) Murata (2003) Schultz et al. (2017)** |
| Hirsch Health Sciences Library's JumboSearch | Existential Pain or Distress (title) and Definition in any field | 25 | 2 |
Strang et al. (2004) Boston et al. (2011 |
| Pub Med | Spiritual Pain or Distress (title/abstract) and Definition in any field | 21 | 1 | Caldeira et al. (2013) |
| Pub Med | Existential Pain or Distress (title/abstract) and Definition in any field | 14 | 2 |
Strang et al. (2004) Boston et al. (2011 |
| Web of Knowledge | Spiritual Pain or Distress (title/abstract) and Definition in any field | 17 | 5 |
Delgado-Guay et al. (2011 Mako et al. (2006) Murata (2003) McGrath (2003) de Araújo Elias (2006)** |
| Web of Knowledge | Existential Pain or Distress (title/abstract) and Definition in any field | 9 | 1 | Strang et al. (2004) |
*Not listed but searched with negligible outcomes were PsycNet and JSTOR
**Papers excluded for lack of spiritual pain definition