In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Despite its increased recognition as a major health threat, fatty liver disease associated with
metabolic dysfunction remains largely underdiagnosed and undertreated. An international …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has amplified the importance of
palliative care to countless patients suffering with and dying from this disease, as well as to …

Purpose In this qualitative study, nurses from the United States of America (USA) and
Switzerland were asked to recount their spiritual care experiences with cancer patients and …

Abstract The State of the Science in Spirituality and Palliative Care was convened to
address the current landscape of research at the intersection of spirituality and palliative …

Its principle purpose is to provide an overview of the empirical research literature on this
relationship, relating different forms of religious participation, especially religious service …

Context Spirituality has been demonstrated to play an important role in healthcare, yet many
staff feel ill-equipped to deliver spiritual care. Spiritual care training programs have been …

ObjectiveWhen patients feel spiritually supported by staff, we find increased use of hospice
and reduced use of aggressive treatments at end of life, yet substantial barriers to staff …

Rationale: The austere setting of the intensive care unit (ICU) can suppress expressions of
spirituality. Objectives: To describe how family members and clinicians experience and …

Context Spiritual care is integral to quality palliative care. Although chaplains are uniquely
trained to provide spiritual care, studies evaluating chaplains' work in palliative care are …