Objectives: This pilot study explores how healthcare leaders understand spiritual care and how that understanding informs staffing and resource decisions. Methods: This study is based on interviews with 11 healthcare leaders, representing 18 hospitals in 9 systems, conducted between August 2019 and February 2020. Results: Leaders see the value of…
Objectives: Religion and spirituality provide the means by which many individuals and their families cope with illness. Moreover, there is evidence to suggest that health outcomes may be influenced by patients’ religious beliefs, attitudes, and behavior. Methods: We examined three representative nonspecialty journals (Journal of the American Medical Association, Lancet,…
The use of spirituality and religion in coping with illness is widespread among primary care patients. Although the overwhelming majority of healthcare providers agree that they should be aware of patients’ spiritual beliefs, that these beliefs may influence their healing, and that patients benefit from spiritual care, there remains considerable…
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