The spiritual distress assessment tool: an instrument to assess spiritual distress in hospitalised elderly persons
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although spirituality is usually considered a positive resource for coping with illness, spiritual distress may have a negative influence on health outcomes. Tools are needed to identify spiritual distress in clinical practice and su...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-12-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/88 |