Patient-physician spiritual interactions and ethics in end-of-life care
People most commonly pray because of their belief in a God or higher power that can hear and respond to these prayers. Patients may ask their physicians to join with them in prayer for many reasons. These requests become particularly poignant when made in the situation of terminal care. How then sho...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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| In: |
Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 24-33 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Palliative care
/ Spirituality
/ Physician
/ Patient
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion ZA Social sciences ZD Psychology |
| Further subjects: | B
Patient Care
B Spirituality B Palliative Care B end-of life care B clinical ethics B Prayer |
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| Summary: | People most commonly pray because of their belief in a God or higher power that can hear and respond to these prayers. Patients may ask their physicians to join with them in prayer for many reasons. These requests become particularly poignant when made in the situation of terminal care. How then should a physician respond? We discuss this question using casuistry together with an analysis of the current literature. We provide physicians with a variety of possible responses depending on the context and circumstances of the request. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-0251 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/20440243.2020.1858519 |