Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment
A Focus On Spiritual Care
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v8i1.13Keywords:
Spiritual care, religious care, dementia, palliative care, person centredAbstract
Palliative and dementia care have a focus on holism and follow a person centred approach. Although these values could be described as core, they have arisen from differing perspectives of health and social care and as a result have different foci and approaches. This article describes a palliative care focus to assessing the needs of people with dementia and their carers, in particular their spiritual needs. People with dementia, carers and service providers participated in this assessment. The needs to know the individual, respect their beliefs, views and practices and adopt simple, practical approaches to spiritual care are highlighted.
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ELLISON C W (1983) Spiritual well being: conceptualisation and measurement Journal of Psychology and Theology 11 330-340
GORDON T MITCHELL D (2004) A competency model for the assessment and delivery of spiritual care Palliative Medicine 18 646-651
ISAIA D PARKER V MURROW E (1999) Spiritual well being among older adults Journal of Gerontological Nursing August 15-21
LAWRENCE R (2003) Aspects of spirituality in dementia care When clinicians tune into silence Dementia 2 (3) 393-402
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SHAMY E HARRISON A (1993) Spiritual needs of people with dementia Dementia Services Development Centre University of Stirling
SWINTON J (2001) Spirituality in mental health care: rediscovering a forgotten dimension Jessica Kingsley London
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (2002) National Cancer Control Programmes: Policies and Managerial Guidelines 2nd Ed Geneva
Published
2013-04-09
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How to Cite
Smith, S. (2013). Dementia Palliative Care Needs Assessment: A Focus On Spiritual Care. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 8(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1558/hscc.v8i1.13
