When spirituality — whatever gives a patient's life meaning — is tended to, it can improve patient outcomes including quality of life and can reduce the cost of care. When spirituality is ...

Spiritual care meets people where they are. That might include prayer or scripture. Other times, it’s a quiet moment, a ...

Spirituality considered in giving health care Care providers are now recognizing patients' need for comfort at some times.

Studies show that spiritual community participation is linked to healthier lives, greater longevity, and less depression and substance abuse. From reviewing almost 600 studies, researchers now ...

March 2, 2011 — Editor's note: Until recent years, spirituality has been an oft-overlooked element of patient care. Numerous studies have suggested that having a spiritual community is helpful ...

The case of Caroline Petrie highlights the daily challenges facing nurses and has led to an energetic debate about the place of religion in health care. Is spirituality part of a patient’s make-up?

The frequent role of spirituality in patients’ experiences of illness was completely divorced from any recognition within medical care — an omission that seemed odd, particularly in caring for ...

In the beginning of my long-term care career, I quickly recognized that in order to be of service in this environment, I needed to come to a spiritual understanding of how such nice people could ...

Every time the medical team asked her to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10, "she would uncontrollably sob," remembers Dr. Sheri Kittelson, medical director for the University of Florida Health ...