TY - JOUR
T1 - Spiritual Considerations
AU - Puchalski, Christina M.
AU - King, Stephen D.W.
AU - Ferrell, Betty R.
N1 - Funding Information:
B.R. Ferrell and C.M. Puchalski acknowledge the support of the Archstone Foundation and the Fetzer Institute for their support of prior work in spirituality. Dr C.M. Puchalski also acknowledges the John Templeton Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation for prior work in this area.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - Spiritual issues play a prominent role for patients with cancer. Studies have demonstrated a positive connection between a patient's spirituality and health outcomes, including quality of life, depression and anxiety, hopefulness, and the ability to cope with illness. Spiritual or existential distress is prominent in patients with cancer. Models are described that identify ways for clinicians to identify or diagnose spiritual or existential distress, and to attend to that distress. It is critical that all clinicians assess for spiritual distress as part of a routine distress assessment, identify appropriate treatment strategies, and work closely with trained spiritual care professionals.
AB - Spiritual issues play a prominent role for patients with cancer. Studies have demonstrated a positive connection between a patient's spirituality and health outcomes, including quality of life, depression and anxiety, hopefulness, and the ability to cope with illness. Spiritual or existential distress is prominent in patients with cancer. Models are described that identify ways for clinicians to identify or diagnose spiritual or existential distress, and to attend to that distress. It is critical that all clinicians assess for spiritual distress as part of a routine distress assessment, identify appropriate treatment strategies, and work closely with trained spiritual care professionals.
KW - Existential distress
KW - Spiritual distress
KW - Spiritual well-being
KW - Spirituality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.01.011
DO - 10.1016/j.hoc.2018.01.011
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29729785
AN - SCOPUS:85046704743
SN - 0889-8588
VL - 32
SP - 505
EP - 517
JO - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
JF - Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
IS - 3
ER -