Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference
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A Consensus Conference sponsored by the Archstone Foundation of Long Beach, California, was held February 17-18, 2009, in Pasadena, California. The Conference was based on the belief that spiritual care is a fundamental component of quality palliative care. This document and the conference recommendations it includes builds upon prior literature, the National Consensus Project Guidelines, and the National Quality Forum Preferred Practices and Conference proceedings.
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Taking a SH can identify individuals who might benefit from pastoral care, counseling, or specialized spiritual care.
“it can identify individuals who might benefit from pastoral care, counseling, or specialized spiritual care6,26”
Taking a SH is an important way to find out about the patient's R/S culture, beliefs, and behaviors, identifying beliefs that provide meaning and purpose in life for many patients.
“it is an important way to find out about the patient’s R/S culture, beliefs, and behaviors, identifying beliefs that provide meaning and purpose in life for many patients6,26”
Taking a SH is an aspect of person-centered, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care.
“it is an aspect of person-centered, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care18,26”
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- Authors
- Puchalski, C., Ferrell, B., Virani, R., Otis-Green, S., Baird, P., Bull, J., Chochinov, H., Handzo, G., Nelson-Becker, H., Prince-Paul, M., Pugliese, K., & Sulmasy, D.
- Affiliations
- George Washington University (US)
- City Of Hope National Medical Center (US)
- City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California.
- CancerCare Manitoba (CA)
- HealthCare Chaplaincy Network (US)
- University of Kansas (US)
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, Ohio.
- Central DuPage Hospital (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Corresponding author
- Ferrell, Betty
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-10
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 885-904
- ISSN
- 1096-6218 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-7740
- OpenAlex
- W2051058031
- Cited by
- 1,566
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- 3
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- FWCI
- 56.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- ecommons.luc.edu
- Locations
- Journal of Palliative Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Loyola eCommons (Loyola University of Chicago) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Archstone Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
- Keywords
- spiritual care, palliative care, quality of care, consensus conference, National Quality Forum, end-of-life care
- MeSH terms
- California, Communication, Cooperative Behavior, Delivery of Health Care, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Models, Psychological, Models, Theoretical, Palliative Care, Patient Care Team, Quality of Health Care, United States, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Spirituality
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