Abstract
In our 25 year experience delivering care to a frail elderly population our Geriatric Team has noted that many of our health care colleagues do not routinely assess the spiritual needs of sick persons. There is no consistent assessment of this need in the routine medical care of older patients
Highlights
In our 25 year experience delivering care to a frail elderly population our Geriatric Team has noted that many of our health care colleagues do not routinely assess the spiritual needs of sick persons
This spiritual need has to be understood in terms of the whole person-the emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of our being, as well as the physical [1]
Relationships, empathy, and communication are the cornerstones of human meaning, understanding as well as spiritual life [4]
Summary
In our 25 year experience delivering care to a frail elderly population our Geriatric Team has noted that many of our health care colleagues do not routinely assess the spiritual needs of sick persons. There are numerous definitions of spirituality, in different studies, patient report that religious beliefs and practices are powerful source of comfort, hope, and meaning, in coping with a medical illness [5]. This definition includes many other common definitions like an inner path enabling a person to discover the essence of their being; spirituality extends beyond an expression of religion or practice of religion, the force with in human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power. But the medical and nursing staff remained unable to address his concerns
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