This article reports on the processes of staff members in referring patients to a study that
explored the experience of palliative patients, family members, and health professionals with …

Background This study explores the experience of palliative patients and their family
members of a family meeting model, utilised as an instrument for the provision of spiritual …

Introduction This study evaluated the use of a family meeting model to address the spiritual
needs of palliative patients and their family members in the context of two metropolitan …

While there is high patient acceptance for clinical staff discussing issues regarding
spirituality with hospital inpatients, it is not clear which staff member patients prefer for these …

Background: Family meetings are used in palliative care to facilitate discussion between
palliative patients, their families, and the clinical team. However, few studies have …

Although people with life-limiting conditions report a desire to have spiritual concerns
addressed, there is evidence that these issues are often avoided by health care …

Palliative care encompasses spiritual as well as physical, social and psychological aspects.
Spiritual care has been identified as a key concern of dying patients. During an audit of the …

The findings presented in this article are from a recently established research program that
aims to make a contributionto health care by using qualitative methodologies to deepen our …

Background There is a paucity of studies which explore palliative care patients' involvement
in research. The involvement of patients with a life-limiting illness in research raises …

This study examines the religious/spiritual referral patterns in hospice and palliative care.
Religion and death are two highly intersected topics and albeit often discussed together in …