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

BACKGROUND: To facilitate the addressing of spirituality in clinical practice, several authors
have created instruments for obtaining a spiritual history. However, in only a few studies …

Why Is Spiritual Care Infrequent at the End of Life? Spiritual Care Perceptions Among Patients,
Nurses, and Physicians and the Role of Training - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH …

Importance Previous studies report associations between medical utilization at the end-of-
life (EoL) and religious coping and spiritual support from the medical team. However, the …

Objective Research has shown that several patients report unmet psychosocial and spiritual
needs. While most studies focus on patients with advanced stages of disease, we intended …

Background Communication about prognosis and treatment choices is essential for
informed decision making in advanced cancer. This article describes an investigation …

While the research on spiritual needs of patients with chronic and life‐threatening diseases
increases, there is limited knowledge about psychosocial and spiritual needs of elderly …

The provision of comprehensive cancer care in an increasingly complex landscape
necessitates that oncology providers familiarize themselves with the application of palliative …

Background In the United States, lung cancer is a major health problem that is associated
with significant patient distress and often limited survival, with some exceptions. The …

Objective Even in secular societies, a small portion of patients find their spirituality to help
cope with illness. But for the majority of patients, psychosocial and spiritual needs are …