Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2001):

Spiritual care at the end of life.

Full Abstract

An essential part of end-of-life medical care, spiritual care allows physicians to recognize problems like meaninglessness, anguish, and hopelessness, for which effective interventions are available. This form of care can be a deeply rewarding area of medical practice.

Author information

Author/s: Storey, P (P);

Affiliation: St Luke's Episcopal Hospital Palliative Care Service, Houston, TX, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Texas medicine (Tex Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2001-Aug; vol 97 (issue 8) : pp 56-9

Dates: Created 2001/08/15; Completed 2001/09/13; Revised 2009/11/11;

PMID: 11503479, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/11/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adaptation, Psychological Adult Aged Female Humans Male

Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications; psychology; therapy Pain - therapy Palliative Care - methods Physician-Patient Relations Religion and Medicine

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