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| The place of spiritual well-being in hospice patients' overall quality of life | | Author(s) | Judith E Thomson |
| Journal title | The Hospice Journal, vol 15, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 13-28 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Well being ; In-patients ; Quality of life ; Terminal care ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | There is an increasing awareness of, and interest in, the relationship between spirituality and health. This research examines spiritual well-being as one of six components of hospice patients' overall quality of life. Patients admitted to an American hospice's home care programme over a four month period were surveyed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-G), at admission, and one, three and six months later. Data showed spiritual well-being to be an important contributor to overall quality of life. The article concludes by advocating that providing spiritual care to hospice patients makes good business sense. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001122202 A |
| Classmark | EX: D:F:5HH: LF7: F:59: LV: 4C: 7T |
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