Objective: Much is known about the important role of spirituality in the delivery of
multidimensional care for patients at the end of life. Establishing a strong physician–patient …

Background: Modern palliative care defines four key domains fundamental to a patients'
holistic care: physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. Regardless of the symptom being …

Research related to spirituality and health has developed from relative obscurity to a thriving
field of study over the last 20 years both within palliative care and within health care in …

Since the beginning of hospice and then the development of palliative care, spirituality has
been recognized as an essential element of palliative care. Cecily Saunders 1, the founder …

Spirituality and spiritual care are gaining increasing attention but their potential contribution
to palliative care remains unclear. The aim of this study was to synthesize qualitative …

Spirituality and medicine frequently intersect within the field of palliative care since patients
at the end of life often have multifaceted needs including the psychological (Block, 2006) …

Presents ethnographic research on spirituality in palliative care. Reviews the literature and
interviews palliative care staff along with their patients. Discovers two dominant themes in …

Although being recognized by the World Health Organization as an essential domain of
palliative care, spiritual care is still one of the most neglected component of the healthcare …

The article questions an assumption in palliative care literature, namely that all patients have
a spiritual dimension and that all staff can offer spiritual care. The article identifies spirituality …

The potential of spirituality to contribute to improving the quality of life of those experiencing
life-threatening illness is yet to be fully realised in most palliative care settings. This may be …