A letter calls for spiritual care to be considered in professionals’ emotional experiences of ALS care
Original source
An Encouragement to Broaden the Frame: Spiritual Care as a Complementary Perspective on Healthcare Professionals' Emotional Experiences in ALS. (opens in a new tab)Compass holds only the headline and link for this source, so the summary below is necessarily brief. Please read the original.
Study details
- Study type
- Commentary
A letter in Muscle & Nerve encourages broadening the discussion of healthcare professionals’ emotional experiences in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) care. It presents spiritual care as a complementary perspective.
Why this matters
This may be relevant to healthcare professionals involved in ALS care and to services considering how to support them. The source does not establish that spiritual care improves wellbeing or patient care, and it does not change treatment for people living with ALS.
Limitations and context
This is a letter, not a reported clinical study or trial. Only the title and publication metadata were available, so the letter’s arguments, evidence and conclusions could not be assessed. The source does not provide data on effectiveness or outcomes.