title: [What should be done?].
abstract: A prayer recommended by a secular physician was finally more effective in satisfying a family of a dying patient than empathy and detailed explanations of the clinical condition. Prayer suggestions may be implemented in some bedside situations to improve support and collaboration with families.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Daycare Unit, Soroka University Medical Center and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel. baumgart@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kleiner-Baumgarten
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012067:Religion