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Spiritual Care at the End of Life
Author(s) -
DUNNE TAD
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
hastings center report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.515
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1552-146X
pISSN - 0093-0334
DOI - 10.2307/3528496
Subject(s) - end of life care , terminal care , psychology , nursing , environmental ethics , philosophy , medicine , palliative care
Dying patients have more than medical needs. In fact, what they feel most sharply, whether or not they are religious, are spiritual concerns. The Christian theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, properly interpreted and translated to reflect the universal concerns with which they are connected, provide a starting point.