October, 2017 | Transforming Chaplaincy

Spiritual care and ageing in a secular society

October 20, 2017 gerontology

Providing spiritual care is about tapping into the concept of spirituality: core meaning, deepest life meaning, hope and connectedness. The search for meaning, connectedness and hope becomes more [...]
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A spiritually based caregiver intervention with telephone delivery for family caregivers of veterans with dementia

October 20, 2017 gerontology, mental health

Caring for veterans with dementia is burdensome for family caregivers. This exploratory study tested the efficacy of an innovative, spiritually based mantram caregiver intervention delivered [...]
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Sprituality and the recovery of quality of life following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

October 19, 2017 quality of life

OBJECTIVE: Spirituality has been linked to improved adjustment and functioning in individuals with cancer; however, its effect on quality of life following hematopoietic stem cell [...]
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Patterns of social, psychological, and spiritual decline toward the end of life in lung cancer and heart failure

October 19, 2017 palliative care

Typical trajectories of physical decline have been described for people with end-stage disease. It is possible that social, psychological, and spiritual levels of distress may also follow [...]
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Spirituality of childhood cancer survivors

October 19, 2017 cancer, pediatric

With the survival rates for childhood cancer growing, studies point to both the challenges and possible opportunities for personal growth that children with cancer may experience throughout their [...]
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