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A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality Primary Author: The National Quality Forum This report details a framework for palliative and hospice care, intended to serve as a foundation for a quality measurement and reporting system. The report also discusses a set of preferred practices to improve palliative and hospice care. Spiritual, Religious, and Existential Aspects of Care comprise the 5th domain of palliative and hospice care in this report. The Executive Summary is available for free download from the page. The full report is free to NQF members and costs $29.99 for non-members. Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Report/Document/Book chapter

Palliative Care for Muslim Patients Primary Author: Mohammad Zafir al-Shahri, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center This article from the Journal of Supportive Oncology (Volume 3, Number 6) includes the following topics: - The meaning of suffering in Islam - Islam and medical ethics - Cleanliness - Modesty - Dietary considerations - Longevity of a terminally ill patient - Religious practices around death NOTE: To access this article you will need to sign-up for subscription. Subscriptions are free of charge to to US-based oncology professionals at www.supportiveoncology.net Date Last Modified 11/01/2005 Article

Palliative Care Perspectives: Chapter 7: Psychosocial and Spiritual Aspects of Care Primary Author: James L. Hallenbeck, Stanford University and VA Palo Alto Health Care System This is chapter 7 of the book Palliative Care Perspectives, published by Oxford University Press. This chapter covers spirituality in relation to palliative care, the FICA spiritual assessment tool, depression, anxiety, grief, and bereavement, among other topics. Date Last Modified 06/01/2003 Report/Document/Book chapter

Policies and Tools for Hospital Palliative Care Programs: A Crosswalk of National Quality Forum Preferred Practices Primary Author: The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) This document provides a compilation of policies and tools to help palliative care programs meet the NQFs Preferred Practices. Page 59 contains a sample Spiritual Care Assessment form. Date Last Modified 12/31/2007 Report/Document/Book chapter, On-the-job tool

Preferred Practices from the National Quality Forum (NQF) Consensus Report Primary Author: The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) A 3-page document listing all of the preferred practices from the National Quality Forum (NQF) Consensus Report: Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality. The Center to Advance Palliative Care created and distributed this document courtesy of the National Consensus Project. Spiritual assessment and spiritual care services are included in the preferred practices. Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Report/Document/Book chapter