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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

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

Providing spiritual care to the terminally ill older adult: Complete Summary

Primary Author: National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)

Summary by the National Guideline Clearinghouse of the practice guideline produced by the University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center. The summary provides grades for the strength of the evidence used to produce the recommendations.

Date Last Modified 12/01/2006 Clinical practice guidelines

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