PURPOSE Despite considerable interest in examining spirituality in health-related quality-of-life
studies, there is a paucity of instruments that measure this construct. The objective of …

IN 1995, THE SUPPORT (STUDY TO UNDERSTAND PROG-noses and Preferences for
Outcomes and Risks of Treat-ment) trial stimulated a reexamination of systems of care for …

Spirituality has become a construct of interest in American health care; however, there
remains a limited understanding of how patients themselves describe spirituality and view its …

BACKGROUND Religion and spirituality remain important social and psychological factors
in the lives of older adults, and there is continued interest in examining the effects of religion …

… ance of physician inquiry into their religion and personal faith (P<.01) and acceptance of …
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PURPOSE Although spiritual care is a core element of palliative care, it remains unclear how
this care is perceived and delivered at the end of life. We explored how clinicians and other …

Health-related studies of spirituality are threatened by the lack of conceptual distinctions
between religion and spirituality, the use of small, nongeneralizable samples, and by …

The aim of this study was to examine the association of religiosity and spirituality with fear of
death and death acceptance attitudes in chronically ill older adults. In-home interviews were …

Objective: Patients and palliative care experts endorse the importance of spiritual care for
seriously ill patients and their families. However, little is known about spiritual care during …

OBJECTIVES: To assess family perceptions of communication between physicians and family
caregivers of individuals who spent their last month of life in long‐term care (LTC) and to …