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

• Published in: Journal 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...