Interprofessional spiritual care in oncology: a literature review
Alfredo Falcone,
Christina M Puchalski,
Andrea Sbrana,
Betty Ferrell,
Najmeh Jafari,
Stephen King,
Tracy Balboni,
Guido Miccinesi,
Anna Vandenhoeck,
Michael Silbermann,
Lodovico Balducci,
Julianna Yong,
Andrea Antonuzzo,
Carla Ida Ripamonti
Affiliations
Alfredo Falcone
Department of Translational Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Christina M Puchalski
1 George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Andrea Sbrana
2 Department of Translational Research, Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Betty Ferrell
3 Division of Nursing Research and Education City of Hope, Duarte, California, USA
Najmeh Jafari
1 George Washington Institute for Spirituality and Health, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Stephen King
4 Spiritual Health, Child Life, and Clinical Patient Navigators, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, Washington, USA
Tracy Balboni
Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Guido Miccinesi
3 Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute, Florence, Italy
Anna Vandenhoeck
7 European Research Institute for Chaplains in Healthcare, Theology and Religious Studies KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Michael Silbermann
8 Middle East Cancer Consortium, Haifa, Israel
Lodovico Balducci
9 Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
Julianna Yong
10 College of Nursing, WHO Collaborating Centre for Training in Hospice and Palliative Care, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Andrea Antonuzzo
11 Polo Oncologico, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
Carla Ida Ripamonti
12 Oncology-Supportive Care Unit, Department of Oncology-Haematology, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
Spiritual care is recognised as an essential element of the care of patients with serious illness such as cancer. Spiritual distress can result in poorer health outcomes including quality of life. The American Society of Clinical Oncology and other organisations recommend addressing spiritual needs in the clinical setting. This paper reviews the literature findings and proposes recommendations for interprofessional spiritual care.
