title: Making the most and making sense: ethnographic research on spirituality in palliative care.
abstract: Presents ethnographic research on spirituality in palliative care. Reviews the literature and interviews palliative care staff along with their patients. Discovers two dominant themes in the literature and interviews with staff and patients around spirituality: making the most of it now and making sense. Discusses findings and suggests implications for the practice of spiritual care.
authors.affiliation: Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meakes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCarroll-Butler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadowsky
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Neill
mesh_terms: D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006302:Health Services Research; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D009864:Ontario; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D010327:Pastoral Care; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012068:Religion and Medicine