OBJECTIVE: Patient suffering is a neglected area of care, partly because of poor definitions. The aim of this study was to distill what is currently known about suffering in the [...]
OBJECTIVE: An important goal of cancer medicine is relief of patients’ suffering. In view of the clinical challenges of identifying suffering patients, we sought to identify valid [...]
BACKGROUND: Discussion of religion and/or spirituality in the medical consultation is desired by patients and known to be beneficial. However, it is infrequent. We aimed to identify why this is [...]
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic literature review was to ascertain the patient perspective regarding the role of the doctor in the discussion of spirituality. METHODS: We conducted a [...]
Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention
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[Full text available at link below] Introduction: Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values is a critical component of high-quality care. This article [...]
BACKGROUND: Mantra (prolonged repetitive verbal utterance) is one of the most universal mental practices in human culture. However, the underlying neuronal mechanisms that may explain its [...]
The current pre-/posttest pilot study recruited homeless women from “safe” car parks and transitional housing to evaluate the use of mantram in regard to insomnia. At baseline, study [...]
Nurses and health care professionals should have an active role in meeting the spiritual needs of patients in collaboration with the family and the chaplain. Literature criticizes the impaired [...]
CONTEXT: Religion and spirituality play an important role in physicians’ medical practice, but little research has examined their influence within the socialization of medical trainees and [...]
Visualize for a moment the philosophical quandary of a tree falling in the uninhabited forest and whether it makes a sound—the dying tree, its surroundings of fellow trees, foliage, and [...]