Validation of the spiritual distress assessment tool in older hospitalized patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool (SDAT) is a 5-item instrument developed to assess unmet spiritual needs in hospitalized elderly patients and to determine the presence of spiritual distress. The objective of this study was to i...

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Main Authors: Monod Stefanie, Martin Estelle, Spencer Brenda, Rochat Etienne, Büla Christophe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/12/13