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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Main Authors: Martin Estelle, Jobin Guy, Büla Christophe J, Rochat Etienne, Monod Stefanie M, Spencer Brenda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/10/88