Provision of Spiritual Care to Patients With Advanced Cancer: Associations With Medical
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Addressing Spirituality Within the Care of Patients at the End of Life: Perspectives of Patients
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Spirituality is an essential element of person-centered care and a critical factor in the way
patients with cancer cope with their illness from diagnosis through treatment, survival …

Purpose Religion and spirituality play a role in coping with illness for many cancer patients.
This study examined religiousness and spiritual support in advanced cancer patients of …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Although spiritual care is associated with less aggressive medical care at
the end of life (EOL), it remains infrequent. It is unclear if the omission of spiritual care …

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 …

Purpose Spiritual well-being is threatened by cancer, but its correlation with other illness
symptoms and the efficacy of palliative care (PC) to ameliorate spiritual suffering are not well …

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

Purpose Spiritual care is an important part of healthcare, especially when facing the crisis of
advanced cancer. Do oncology inpatients receive spiritual care consistent with their needs …