Can Spirituality be Taught to Health Care Professionals?

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 879-889

  Meredith, Pamela ^a   Murray, Judith ^a   Wilson, Trish ^b   Mitchell, Geoff ^a   Hutch, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health care professionals; Palliative care; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RELIGION;

ADULT; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUEENSLAND; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84866504360     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-010-9399-7     Document Type: Article

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