Spiritual Needs and Spiritual Care for Veterans at the End of Life and Their Families

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Summary

Male Veterans with life expectancies of less than 12 months and nine of their family members completed a semi-structured interview to assess their spiritual needs, the spiritual care they have received, and their satisfaction with spiritual care. Both Veterans and their families expressed a wide range of needs including the desire for Veterans to better understand some of their military and traumatic experiences.

Citation
Chang, B., Stein, N. R., Trevino, K., Stewart, M., Hendricks, A., Skarf, L. M. (2012). Spiritual Needs and Spiritual Care for Veterans at the End of Life and Their Families. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, 29, 610-617. doi:10.1177/1049909111434139