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Religious beliefs influencing aggressive end‐of‐life care preferences: A measurement advance and continued challenges
Author(s) -
Peterman Amy H.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.31945
Subject(s) - spirituality , end of life care , medicine , scale (ratio) , palliative care , nursing , alternative medicine , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics
The Religious Beliefs in End‐of‐Life Medical Care scale is a significant addition to the literature on the complicated relationships between religion, spirituality, and the treatment preferences of patients with advanced cancer. This editorial highlights several suggestions for additional refinement of the measure.