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Article: The degree to which spiritual needs of patients near the end of life are met.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Oncology Nursing Forum
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
- Author:
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Purpose/Objectives: To determine to what degree the spiritual needs of patients near the end of life are met.
Design: Descriptive.
Setting: One inpatient and five outpatient hospices.
Sample: 62 female and 38 male hospice patients with a mean age of 67 years; 74% were dying from cancer.
Methods: Each subject completed the Spiritual Needs Inventory and rated life satisfaction via the Cantril ladder.
Main Research Variables: Spiritual needs and life satisfaction.
Findings: Women, patients residing in a nursing home or an inpatient hospice unit, and patients with lower levels of education reported a higher number of ...