In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

Advanced cancer, with its considerable physical symptoms and psychosocial burdens,
represents an existential threat and major stressor to patients and their caregivers. In …

Despite the difficulty in clearly defining and measuring spirituality, a growing literature
describes its importance in oncology and survivorship. Religious/spiritual beliefs influence …

Context Spiritual care (SC) from medical practitioners is infrequent at the end of life (EOL)
despite national standards. Objectives The study aimed to describe nurses' and physicians' …

Objectives The overall study aim was to synthesise understandings and experiences
regarding the concept of spiritual care (SC). More specifically, to identify, organise and …

Background: Discussion of religion and/or spirituality in the medical consultation is desired
by patients and known to be beneficial. However, it is infrequent. We aimed to identify why …

Objectives National palliative care guidelines outline spiritual care as a domain of palliative
care, yet patients' religiousness and/or spirituality (R/S) are underappreciated in the …

Context Assessment and response to patients' spiritual concerns are crucial components of
high-quality supportive care. Better measures of spiritual needs across the cultural spectrum …