Addressing the religious and spiritual needs of dying patients

The correlates of chaplains' effectiveness in meeting the spiritual/religious and emotional needs of patients.

The study was designed to assess the degree to which two sets of measures about chaplains' visits with patients predicted patients' perceptions that their spiritual/religious needs and their emotional needs were met by the chaplain. The first set consisted of seven items about the chaplain's demeanor during the visit. The second set measured patient satisfaction with seven aspects of the chapla...

ترجمه و نقد کتاب the justification of science and the rationality of religious belife

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Spiritual needs of patients with chronic pain diseases and cancer - validation of the spiritual needs questionnaire

PURPOSE For many patients confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality/religiosity is a relevant resource to cope. While most studies on patients' spiritual needs refer to the care of patients at the end of life, our intention was to develop an instrument to measure spiritual, existential and psychosocial need of patients with chronic diseases. METHODS In an anonymous cross-sectional survey...

Supporting patients' and families' religious and spiritual needs in ICU--can we do more?

Spiritual Needs of Patients with Chronic Diseases

For many patients confronted with chronic diseases, spirituality/religiosity is an important resource for coping. Patients often report unmet spiritual and existential needs, and spiritual support is also associated with better quality of life. Caring for spiritual, existential and psychosocial needs is not only relevant to patients at the end of their life but also to those suffering from long...