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Deep Doctoring: Spiritual Inquiry in the Doctor-Patient Relationship

Primary Author: Joseph Rotella, Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville

Article from the Oates Journal discussing whether patients welcome spiritual inquiry from doctors, what medical spiritual assessment is, the doctor's role in spiritual care, and training doctors to address spiritual concerns.

Date Last Modified 12/31/2001 Article

The role of spirituality in health care

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

Article published in Proceedings (Baylor University Medical Center). Discusses elements of compassionate care, reviews some research on the role of spirituality in health care, highlights advantages of understanding patients' spirituality, explains ways to practice spiritual care, and summarizes some national efforts to incorporate spirituality into medicine.

Date Last Modified 10/01/2001 Article

Spirituality and Health: The Art of Compassionate Medicine

Primary Author: Christina M. Puchalski, GWish: The George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health

This 2001 article published in the journal Hospital Physician discusses:

- Issues of spirituality and religion as they relate to medical care
- Initiatives to expand the coverage of spirituality in medical education
- Spirituality in clinical practice, including the FICA tool for spiritual assessment

Date Last Modified 03/01/2001 Article

Daily Spiritual Experience Scale

Primary Author: Lynn Underwood, Hiram College

A 16-question scale used to investigate ordinary spiritual experiences and their role in life.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2001 Measure/Rating scale

Spirituality and Medical Practice: Using the HOPE Questions as a Practical Tool for Spiritual Assessment

Primary Author: Gowri Anandarajah, Brown University School of Medicine

Article from American Family Physician (Volume 63, Number 1) describing the HOPE questions as a formal tool for spiritual assessment during a medical encounter. The article also discusses the relationship between spirituality and medicine, definitions of the terms, and the role of the physician.

Date Last Modified 01/01/2001 Article