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Providing spiritual care in palliative care

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Marie Curie · Practical guide · March 2022

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Marie Curie's guidance for palliative care professionals on spiritual care: what spirituality means, how spiritual needs differ from religious belief and from emotional needs, and who provides spiritual care.

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  • How do I cope with questions of faith, meaning, or "why me", and who can help?

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    Spiritual care is offered to people of any belief and to people with none.

    Separates spirituality from religion, says spiritual needs are not limited to religious people, and names chaplains and spiritual care coordinators among those who provide this kind of care within palliative care.

    Spiritual issues can affect everyone – people do not need to be religious to have spiritual needs.

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