Patients’ and caregivers’ needs, experiences, preferences and research priorities in spiritual care: A focus group study across nine countries

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 216-230

  Selman, Lucy Ellen ^a   Brighton, Lisa Jane ^b   Sinclair, Shane ^c   Karvinen, Ikali ^d   Egan, Richard ^e   Speck, Peter ^b   Powell, Richard A ^f   Deskur Smielecka, Ewa ^g   Glajchen, Myra ^h   Adler, Shelly ⁱ   Puchalski, Christina ^j   Hunter, Joy ^k   Gikaara, Nancy ^l   Hope, Jonathon ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Diaconia University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^f MWAPO Health Development Group   (Kenya)

^g POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^h MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^l Independent Consultant in Palliative Care Research   (Kenya)

^m Patient Representative   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

focus groups; palliative care; pastoral care; qualitative research; religion and psychology; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HIV INFECTION; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASM; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIRITUAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; BELGIUM; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FINLAND; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; POLAND; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH KOREA; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85042174689     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216317734954     Document Type: Article

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