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Spiritual needs in health care may be distinct from religious ones and are integral to palliative care
Author(s)	Peter Speck, Irene Higginson, Julia Addington-Hall
Journal title	British Medical Journal, vol 329, no 7458, 17 July 2004
Pages	pp 123-124
Source	http://www.bmj.com
Keywords	Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Religion ; Health services ; Terminal care ; Needs [elderly] ; Literature reviews.
Annotation	There is growing evidence that spiritual belief and religious practice are important predictive factors for a greater proportion of people entering health care than previously thought. Reference is made to guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), "Supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer" (March 2004), which recommends the inclusion of spiritual issues in assessments. Recent research makes the distinction between people who may not be religious, yet have a clear spiritual belief. This editorial article draws attention to key words and phrases in the spirituality literature. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040729208 A
Classmark	EX: TR: L: LV: IK: 64A *
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