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An Exploratory Study of Spiritual Care at the End of Life Primary Author: Timothy P. Daaleman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Article from the Annals of Family Medicine describing a qualitative research study into how spiritual care is perceived and delivered at the end of life. The authors concluded that "Clinicians and other health care workers consider spiritual care at the end of life as a series of highly fluid interpersonal processes ... rather than a set of prescribed and proscribed roles". Date Last Modified 09/01/2008 Article

Enhancing Meaning, Hope, and Dignity Near the End of Life Primary Author: Innovations in End-of-Life Care The November-December 2002 issue (Vol. 4, No. 6) of the journal Innovations in End-of-Life Care covered the theme of Enhancing Meaning, Hope, and Dignity Near the End of Life. It includes articles by and about Harvey Max Chochinov, William Breitbart, Zbigniew Zylicz, and Janice Mulder. Date Last Modified 11/01/2002 Article

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

Spiritual Well-Being and Depression in Patients with Heart Failure Primary Author: David B. Bekelman, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center Article from the Journal of General Internal Medicine (volume 22) describing a study of sixty elderly patients with class II-IV heart failure. The authors sought to "identify the relationship between spiritual well-being and depression in patients with heart failure" and found that "greater spiritual well-being...was strongly associated with less depression." Date Last Modified 02/06/2007 Article

The Unbroken Circle Primary Author: James L. Brooks, M.Div., Duke University Institute on Care at the End of Life This is already listed on your SOERCE page. Date Last Modified 03/31/2009 Book