Effects of spiritual care training for palliative care professionals

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Wasner, Maria ^a   Longaker, Christine ^b   Fegg, Martin Johannes ^a   Borasio, Gian Domenico ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Spiritual Care Lead   (United Kingdom)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Professional attitude; Quality of life; Religion; Self care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEREAVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYING; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; STRESS; TRAINING; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PASTORAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 15944402874     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm995oa     Document Type: Article

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