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The 3 H and BMSEST Models for Spirituality in Multicultural Whole-Person Medicine

Primary Author: Gowri Anandarajah, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

This article from the Annals of Family Medicine (volume 6, issue 5) describes the 3 H (head, heart, hands) and the BMSEST models (body, mind, spirit, environment, social, transcendent) for looking at spirituality in medicine as a part of whole-person care.

Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

The 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment: A Brief Introduction and Bibliography

Primary Author: George Fitchett, Rush University Medical Center

Overview of the 7 x 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment, which was developed in the mid-1980s by a team of chaplains and nursing faculty at Rush University including George Fitchett, Russ Burck, Carol J. Farran, and Julia Emblen. The 7 x 7 model for spiritual assessment incorporates a holistic assessment and a multi-dimensional spiritual assessment.

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ACPE Research Network Newsletter

Primary Author: The ACPE Research Network

The ACPE Research Network Newsletter is published three times a year and contains items of enduring value on the subject of spirituality research and health and education.

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Addressing Patients Emotional and Spiritual Needs

Primary Author: Paul Alexander Clark, Press Ganey Associates

This article from the December 2003 issue of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety (Volume 29 Number 12) is the result of a literature review and original research to ascertain whether patients emotional and spiritual needs are important, whether hospitals are effective in addressing these needs, and what strategies should guide improvement.

The study found "a strong relationship between the degree to which staff addressed emotional/spiritual needs and overall patient satisfaction" and the authors conclude that "the emotional and spiritual experience of hospitalization remains a prime opportunity for QI" (Quality Improvement).

Date Last Modified 12/01/2003 Article

Addressing Patients Spirituality in Medical Treatment

Primary Author: Marc Galanter, NYU School of Medicine

Article published in Primary Psychiatry [2008;15(9):82-90].

Topics covered include:

- spiritual assessment
- the roles of chaplains and nurses
- incorporating spirituality in psychosocial treatment
- models for intervention
- HIV/AIDS
- spiritually-oriented support groups

Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article