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Patient Preference for Physician Discussion and Practice of Spirituality: Results from a Multicenter Patient Survey

Primary Author: Charles D. MacLean, University of Vermont, College of Medicine

Article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine, describing a survey of 456 patients in primary care clinics in three states. One third of patients wanted to be asked about their religious beliefs during a routine office visit, and two thirds felt physicians should be aware of their religious or spiritual beliefs.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2003 Article

Prayer, Faith and Doctors

Primary Author: Robert Klitzman, Columbia University

A posting on the Well blog on the New York Times website. Psychiatrist Dr. Robert Klitzman, author of "When Doctors Become Patients," talks about his experiences with patients, prayer, and faith and how becoming a patient himself changed his view.

Date Last Modified 03/24/2008 Essay

Religion, Spirituality, and End of Life Care

Primary Author: Sara J. Knight, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

This is Module 14 of EndLink: Resource for End of Life Care Education, developed as an educational resource for health professionals involved in end-of-life care. Funded by a National Cancer Institute grant.

Date Last Modified 03/25/2004 Website

Spiritual and Cultural Aspects of Palliative Care and The Interdisciplinary Team

Primary Author: Yale School of Medicine

Case 2 of the Yale Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Educational Program is an interactive computer-based clinical case of a woman with metastatic breast cancer. The objectives are for students to:

- Understand the basic precepts and goals of Palliative Care.
- Recognize common misconceptions about opioids (pain medication).
- Identify the importance of addressing the spiritual and cultural needs of a patient with terminal illness and understand how to get these needs met.
- Understand the clinical features of imminent death and how to help the patient and family during this time.
- Recognize the contributions of all health care professionals and understand the importance of the interdisciplinary team in the care of the patient with terminal illness.

Students are asked to reflect on aspects of the case.

Note: The module is accessible to anyone, but you will need to respond to five brief demographic questions.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2008 Tutorial, Case example/study, Standardized Patient Case

Spiritual Assessment in Clinical Practice

Primary Author: Christina M Puchalski, George Washington University Medical Center

Multimedia guide to assessing the spiritual beliefs, values, and practices important in patients' responses to illness or stress.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2009 Tutorial, Video