The measurement of spirituality in palliative care and the content of tools validated cross-culturally: A systematic review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 728-753

  Selman, Lucy ^a   Harding, Richard ^a   Gysels, Marjolein ^b   Speck, Peter ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

culture; outcome measurement; spirituality; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DATA BASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BELIEF; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954421861     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.06.023     Document Type: Review

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