Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Spirituality in Serious Illness

Assessment of spiritual suffering and provision of spiritual care are a central component of palliative care (PC). Unfortunately, many PC clinicians, like most medical providers, have received limited or superficial training in spirituality and spiritual distress. This article, written by a group of...

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Published inJournal of palliative medicine Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 312
Main Authors Kestenbaum, Allison, Fitchett, George, Galchutt, Paul, Labuschagne, Dirk, Varner-Perez, Shelley E, Torke, Alexia M, Kamal, Arif H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2022
Subjects
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Hospice Care
Humans
Palliative Care
Spiritual Therapies
Spirituality
chaplain
Provider Patient Communication
end-of-life rituals
serious illness
spirituality
palliative care
religion
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Summary:Assessment of spiritual suffering and provision of spiritual care are a central component of palliative care (PC). Unfortunately, many PC clinicians, like most medical providers, have received limited or superficial training in spirituality and spiritual distress. This article, written by a group of spiritual care providers, and other PC and hospice clinicians, offers a more in-depth look at religion and spirituality to help to enhance readers' current skills while offering a practical roadmap for screening for spiritual distress and an overview of partnering with colleagues to ensure patients receive values-aligned spiritual care provision.
ISSN:1557-7740
DOI:10.1089/jpm.2021.0522