Spiritual issues in the care of dying patients

Article Abstract:

Spiritual issues arise frequently in the care of dying patients and health care professionals may not understand how best to respond to their patient's spiritual needs. The salient spiritual needs of patients at the end of life as encompassing questions of meaning, value, and relationship, the role of physicians in ascertaining and responding to such needs, are discussed.

Methods, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Religious aspects, Hospice care

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In the here and now

Article Abstract:

A clinical psychologist describes the irony of her inability to use her professional skills to ease her father's struggle with the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Management dynamics, Care and treatment, Personal narratives, Practice, Alzheimer's disease, Clinical psychologists, Personal account

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State-specific prevalence of arthritis-attributable work limitation- Unites States, 2003

Article Abstract:

The 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data is used to study the prevalence of arthritis-attributable work limitation (AAWL) in the U.S.

Influence, Arthritis, Arthritics, Employee performance

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