From despair to peace: spiritual experience of Chinese palliative care patients at the end of life

Theme: Research That Makes a Difference: Advancing Practice and Shaping Public PolicyBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Spirituality has been increasingly recognized as a central component of holistic well-being at the end of life. Yet, most studies on spirituality in palliative care have focused on the experience of people from a Judeo-Christian tradition; there is very little information on the perspective of patients from other backgrounds. Given that spirituality encompasses both the religious and non-religious meaning and values of an individual, understanding how people in different cultures find peace and make sense of life and death becomes of paramount importance for culturally respectful practice. The purpose of this study is to ...link_to_OA_fulltex