Background: Patients express a variety of needs, some of which are labeled social and
spiritual. Without an in-depth exploration of patients' expressions of these needs, it is difficult …

Care for the sick, including spiritual support is sometimes called holistic medicine. The term
bio-psycho-social-spiritual model is sometimes used to describe this type of therapeutic …

COVID-19 has posed immense challenges for society in general, and for those who work in
healthcare in particular. The impact and burden of pandemic isolation on the emotional and …

Background The perception of being closer to death can be experienced due to old age or
life-limiting diseases, and can pose profound existential challenges. Actively confronting …

Purpose Although spiritual well-being (SWB) is gaining increasing attention within the
international palliative care (PC) guidelines, a lack of insight exists into the correlates and …

The aim of this review was to explore the evidence surrounding patients and families'
expression of spirituality, spiritual needs or spiritual support within healthcare settings during …

This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by
individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for …

Context There is growing recognition of the value to patients, families, society, and health
systems in providing healthcare, including end-of-life care, that is consistent with both …

Aim: To analyze pain considering its different bio-psycho-social-spiritual manifestations and
to assess the effectiveness of the analgesic treatments in end-of-life cancer patients …

We argue that the compelling critical perspective put forward by Michael Sandel in The
Tyranny of Merit could benefit from the account of power that Cut Loose advanced in its …