Communicating with patients about existential and spiritual issues: SACR-D work

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 72-78

  Sinclair, Shane ^a,b,c   Chochinov, Harvey Max ^a,d  

^a CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinicians; Communication; End of life; Existential; Guidelines; Palliative; Spiritual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84864442256     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X12Y.0000000015     Document Type: Article

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