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Spiritual Care Interventions To Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care, Maria Ballen-Sanchez
Spiritual Care Interventions To Improve The Quality Of Life In Patients With Advanced Cancer Receiving Palliative Care, Maria Ballen-Sanchez
HIM 1990-2015
Title: Spiritual Care Interventions and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients Receiving Palliative Care Background: Despite the evidence supporting spiritual care in nursing and an increased quality of life among patients, patients feel that their spiritual needs are not being supported by medical professionals. Nurses agree that the role they play is significant in addressing the needs of cancer patients; however, they feel that they lack the knowledge for addressing spirituality concerns at the end of life. The purpose of this study is to identify spiritual care interventions that nurses can implement to improve quality of life (QOL) in patients …