Spiritual care competencies of physicians working in palliative care

Spiritual support is a competence that is part of holistic patient care in palliative care and is also required among physicians. This article aimed to review previous studies and research on spiritual competence among palliative care physicians and the perspectives for the development of this competence based on available world and Polish literature in the years 2013–2023. For this purpose, the scoping review method was used, and 12 articles were analyzed in detail. The results obtained allow us to conclude that spirituality is widely researched in the world literature and to a much lesser extent in Polish science. Physicians indicate the need for further education in spiritual support.