This article considers the language of spirituality in palliative care (Byrne, 2002; 2007), and
focuses on the concepts of metaphor and story, demonstrated in practice by the art project …

This paper explores the potential for patients to express spiritual concerns other than
through a religious vocabulary. The spiritual is presented as an indivisible dimension rather …

Here are some of the things that are said about spirituality, quite routinely, in the nursing
literature. Spirituality is 'a dimension within every person'(Golberg, 1998). It is 'present in all …

Being aware of notions of spirituality and ethnicity are perhaps at no time as important in
nursing as at the end of a patient's life. This paper reflects on a case study of a patient …

This article reports on a phenomenological study undertaken to explore the meaning of
spiritual care as described by a group of palliative care professionals. The research process …

This article is a sequel to Spirituality in palliative care: what language do we need?(Byrne,
2002). It looks at the language of pastoral care, its place in palliative settings and how it is …

Address for correspondence: Sheffield Palliative Care Studies Group, University of Sheffield,
Trent Palliative Care Centre, Sykes House, Little Common Lane, Off Abbey Lane, Sheffield …

The requirement of healthcare professionals to consider the whole person, including
spirituality, is hampered by a lack of clarity about the nature of spirituality and spiritual care …

This article discusses the concept of spirituality within palliative care. It considers aspects of
religion and creativity in relation to spirituality, which may be inter-related as well as being …

Listening carefully to patients at the end of life is at the heart of good palliative care and this
book provides a means of recognizing and talking about spiritual needs even when religious …