An exploratory study of spiritual care at the end of life

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 406-411

  Daaleman, Timothy P ^a   Usher, Barbara M ^b   Williams, Sharon W ^c   Rawlings, Jim ^d   Hanson, Laura C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life care; Palliative care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 54349118059     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.883     Document Type: Article

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