Background: No existing stand-alone measures of spiritual wellbeing have been developed
in cross-cultural and multiple linguistic contexts. Aim: Cross-cultural development of a stand …

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 …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) have become part of multidisciplinary palliative and
end-of-life (EOL) care services progressively over the last 20 years. There has, however …

Context Cochrane reviews have analyzed multiple studies on intercessory prayer that
treatment teams had added to health interventions; however, the reviewers could draw no …

Background Measuring the care experience at end-of-life (EOL) to inform quality
improvement is a priority in many countries. We validated the CaregiverVoice survey, a …

Purpose Caring affects carers' psychological and physical health, mortality, and quality of life
(QoL) negatively. Lower spiritual QoL is associated with anxiety and depression, but the …

Background Spiritual care allows palliative care patients to gain a sense of purpose,
meaning and connectedness to the sacred or important while experiencing a serious illness …

Context Spiritual well-being (SWB) is very important in palliative care patients. Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the SWB among palliative care patients in Korea …

Background: Terminal illness not only causes physical suffering but also spiritual distress.
Spiritual care has been widely implemented by healthcare professionals to assist patients …

Background Understanding patient perceptions of their spiritual needs when approaching
the end of life is essential to support the delivery of patient-centred care. Aim To conduct a …