Provision of Spiritual Care to Patients With Advanced Cancer: Associations With Medical Care and Quality of Life Near Death

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Authors

Tracy A. Balboni · Radiation Oncology Institute

M. Elizabeth Paulk · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Michael J. Balboni · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Andrea C. Phelps · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Elizabeth T. Loggers · Radiation Oncology Institute

Alexi A. Wright · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Susan D. Block

Abstract

Support of terminally ill patients' spiritual needs by the medical team is associated with greater hospice utilization and, among high religious copers, less aggressive care at EoL. Spiritual care is associated with better patient QoL near death.

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Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health

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Published in: Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volume 28, Issue 3, pp. 445-452

DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.24.8005

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