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‘Peace’ and ‘life worthwhile’ as measures of spiritual well-being in African palliative care: a mixed-methods study
BACKGROUND: Patients with incurable, progressive disease receiving palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa experience high levels of spiritual distress with a detrimental impact on their quality of life. Locally validated measurement tools are needed to identify patients’ spiritual needs and evaluate...
Autores principales: | Selman, Lucy, Speck, Peter, Gysels, Marjolein, Agupio, Godfrey, Dinat, Natalya, Downing, Julia, Gwyther, Liz, Mashao, Thandi, Mmoledi, Keletso, Moll, Tony, Sebuyira, Lydia Mpanga, Ikin, Barbara, Higginson, Irene J, Harding, Richard |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23758738 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-11-94 |
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