Evaluation tools for spiritual support in end of life care: Increasing evidence for their clinical application

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 357-360

  Oliver, Amparo ^a   Galiana, Laura ^a   Benito, Enric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Balearic Islands Palliative Care Regional Program   (Spain)

Author keywords

research priorities; spiritual measurement instruments; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHILD; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; GRIEF; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LIFESPAN; MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SPIRITUAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

CAREGIVERS; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; GRIEF; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPIRITUALITY; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84960076917     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000173     Document Type: Article

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