Pediatric palliative care is a holistic caring approach for children and families that begins
with diagnosis of a life-threatening illness and continues until death; it aimed to relieve pain …

Background: Palliative care programs are rapidly evolving for patients with life-threatening
illnesses. Increased and earlier access for facilities is a subject of growing importance in …

There is a growing body of evidence on the positive effects of religion and spirituality on
recovery from cancer and the ability to cope with it. Most spiritual interventions carried out in …

Purpose Integrating spirituality into the patient care within a healthcare team, increases the
ability to provide “holistic care” for cancer patients. The spiritual care experiences of different …

Aims: We surveyed parents/relatives of children admitted to in-patient services for their
praying practices and beliefs thereof. Settings and Design: Cross-sectional survey in 150 …

Background In spite of the necessity of implementing spiritual care practices for cancer
patients, there is no clear process in this regard in palliative care programs of the health …

«He spoke to me in Urdu. The only thing I knew was that Allah had blessed me with a new
life. A nice lady in a headscarf held my hand and said,‹ Asalaamu alaikum›, which is our …

Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the spiritual needs
of cancer patients. In this study, 96 cancer patients were selected from Ayatollah Khansari …

Background and Objectives: A developing body of evidence has demonstrated the
detrimental effects of spirituality and religion on the well-being of patients with cancer. This …

Background: An overview of spiritual care studies can help reveal the dimensions of spiritual
care and summarize the findings of available studies. Thus, we designed the present study …