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How Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health?Primary Author: KidsHealth from Nemours Article published on KidsHealth.org that covers the following topics: Spirituality and Physical Health, Spirituality and Mental Health, and Can Spiritual Beliefs Enhance Parenting?
Date Last Modified 09/01/2008
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Spirituality and stress relief: Make the connectionPrimary Author: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Article by the Mayo Clinic that describes what spirituality is, how spirituality can help you, how you can define your spirituality, and how to cultivate your spirituality.
Date Last Modified 07/23/2008
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The Biology of BeliefPrimary Author: Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine Time Magazine article from February 12, 2009 that covers connections between faith and health. Topics include prayer and the brain, the impact of religious practices such as fasting on the body, prayer, faith and longevity, and the role of physicians.
Date Last Modified 02/12/2009
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Touching the Spirit: How to Develop Programs that Enrich a Senior's SpiritualityPrimary Author: Donna Childress, National Council on Aging (NCOA) Article from Innovations: The Publication of the National Council on Aging, about developing programs and activities to enrich seniors' spirituality.
Date Last Modified 11/01/2005
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The Essential Elements of Spirituality in the End-of-Life CarePrimary Author: Katrina M. Scott, MDiv, BCC, Massachusetts General Hospital The National Consensus Projects Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, published in 2004, defines eight domains of care essential to palliative care clinical practice. The National Quality Forums 2006 document, A National Framework and Preferred Practices for Palliative and Hospice Care Quality: A Consensus Report, which is based on the Guidelines, identifies 38 evidence-based preferred practices for palliative care. This article demonstrates how the Guidelines and Preferred Practices may be operationalized in practice, focusing specifically on Domain 5 of the Guidelines, Spiritual, Religious and Existential Aspects of Care, which incorporates many pertinent aspects of hospice and palliative care related to addressing the spiritual needs of the dying patient and his or her family. In particular, the article addresses methods for assessing the need for spiritual care; methods for communicating with the patient and family about the need for spiritual care; the role of the spiritual adviser on the interdisciplinary palliative care team; the advantages of including certified chaplains on the palliative team; the need for sensitivity toward culture and religious diversity in administering spiritual care; the need for specialized palliative care spiritual advisors to build relationships with community clergy; and more.
Date Last Modified 09/01/2008
Article, Clinical practice guidelines
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