What can we learn about the spiritual needs of palliative care patients from the research literature?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1105-1119

  Cobb, Mark ^a,b   Dowrick, Christopher ^b   Lloyd Williams, Mari ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

methodology; Palliative care; research; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; CHRISTIAN; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; JEW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLICATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84861619874     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.06.017     Document Type: Review

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