The three measures of central tendency are discussed in this article: the mode, the median, and the mean. These measures of central tendency describe data in different and important ways, in [...]
Bedside clinical signs associated with impending death in patients with advanced cancer: Preliminary findings of a prospective, longitudinal cohort study
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BACKGROUND: Five highly specific physical signs associated with death within 3 days among cancer patients were recently reported that may aid in the diagnosis of impending death. In this study, [...]
This study validates an existing spirituality measure—the intrinsic spirituality scale (ISS)—for use with Muslims in the United States. A confirmatory factor analysis was conducted with a diverse [...]
This statement provides guidance to advocacy groups, professional health care associations, health care administrators, clinical teams, researchers, government and other funders, faith [...]
This document seeks to articulate the scope of practice that chaplains need to effectively and reliably produce quality spiritual care. It follows on the work of an international, [...]
The evidence of the positive impact of chaplaincy and spiritual care: Summary of key findings on the efficacy of professional chaplaincy
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Professional chaplains are effective at meeting spiritual needs, which are important to overall patient and family satisfaction. Chaplains are often involved with patients at the end of life. [...]
Religious and spiritual interventions in mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
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Despite the extensive literature assessing associations between religiosity/spirituality and health, few studies have investigated the clinical applicability of this evidence. The purpose of this [...]
This study aims to identify chaplains’ understanding in relation to spirituality, and to analyze the chaplaincy’s contribution in the care of terminal patients. It is exploratory, qualitative [...]
This article discusses statistical measures of variability in relation to measures of central tendency and levels of measurement. Three measures of variability used in healthcare research (the [...]
The growing importance of professional chaplains in patient-centered care has raised questions about education for professional chaplaincy. One recommendation is that the curricula of Clinical [...]