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ArticleJournal of religion and health2025

Unmet Spiritual Needs, Spiritual Wellbeing and Support Satisfaction of End-of-Life Patients: Findings from a Spiritual and Existential Care Training Program (SpECi) for Health Care Practitioners within Inpatient Geriatric Care, Palliative Care Units and Hospices.

Arndt Büssing, Marianne Kloke, Mareike Gerundt

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Arndt BüssingFaculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, 59313, Herdecke, Germany. Arndt.Buessing@uni-wh.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-7950
Marianne KlokeClinic for Palliative Medicine (Retired), Evangelische Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany.
Mareike GerundtFaculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Gerhard-Kienle-Weg 4, 59313, Herdecke, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outcomes of a 40-h Spiritual/Existential Care training program (SpECi) for healthcare professionals on their patients' treatment satisfaction (n = 774) were evaluated. Most patients felt supported in their spiritual needs by the staff (79-81%). This satisfaction was highest in hospices and palliative care units (Eta

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Health PersonnelPalliative CarePatient SatisfactionSocial SupportSpiritualityTerminal CareAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospicesHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedGeriatric careHealth care professionalsHospicesPalliative carePatientsSpiritual care trainingSpiritual needsSpiritual wellbeingSupport satisfaction

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PMID39966336
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