The role of spiritual care management – Needs and resources in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Insights from a mixed-methods study
Spirituality often provides crucial emotional support, meaning, and resilience during challenging times. Despite its importance, it is often overlooked in clinical settings. The study emphasizes the need for personalized, holistic care, which should include spiritual care support, regardless of the functional state, highlighting the importance of addressing both intrapersonal and interpersonal domains, resources and needs from early phases. Allowing to create a structured care plan that meets patients' individual spiritual needs, that can contribute to a better QoL and reduce suffering.
Authors
- Bruno Magalhães (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-8646)
- Francisca Rêgo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-7895)
- Filipe Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4423-7443)
- Margarida Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4688-2291)
Institutions
- Universidade da Coruña (ES)
- University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (PT)
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (US)
- Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative & Supportive Care
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951525000495
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Universidade da Coruña