The place of spiritual well-being in hospice patients' overall quality of life.
There is an increasing awareness of, and interest in the relationship between spirituality and health. This research examines spiritual well-being as one of six components of hospice patients' overall quality of life. Patients admitted over a four-month period were surveyed, using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scale (FACT-G), at admission, one month later, three months later, and six months later. Data showed spiritual well-being to be an important contributor to overall quality of life. The article concludes by advocating that providing spiritual care to hospice patients makes good business sense.
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Merrimack Valley Hospice, Two Dundee Park, Andover, MA 01810, USA.
D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics; D017046:Cost Savings; D005260:Female; D006738:Hospices / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000191:economics*; D011788:Quality of Life