Spirituality in cancer care at the end of life

Cancer Journal (United States)

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 431-437

  Ferrell, Betty ^a   Otis Green, Shirley ^a   Economou, Denice ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural influence on spirituality; existential care; National Consensus Project Guidelines; palliative care; Spiritual care; spirituality; suffering

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; BEREAVEMENT; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOPE; HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; SPIRITUAL CARE; TERMINAL CARE;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84885230900     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PPO.0b013e3182a5baa5     Document Type: Review

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