Research priorities in spiritual care: An international survey of palliative care researchers and clinicians

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 518-531

  Selman, Lucy ^a   Young, Teresa ^b   Vermandere, Mieke ^c   Stirling, Ian ^d   Leget, Carlo ^e  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Ayrshire Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Europe palliative care; international; priorities; Spiritual care; spirituality research; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL CARE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES;

EID: 84908106289     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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