Exploring spirituality in everyday neuro-oncology practice - nurses' and physicians' spiritual care toolbox.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with primary malignant brain tumors suffer from symptoms of both neoplastic and neurological disease, resulting in a limited prognosis and high symptomatic burden, including aphasia and mental deterioration. Thus, special spiritual care needs arise for these patients, which may be challenging. We explore spiritual tools that neurological and neurosurgical healthcare workers use when confronted with spiritual distress of their patients.

Methods

A vignette-based, cross-sectional, multicenter online survey was conducted to collect qualitative data. In total, 143 nurses and physicians working on 41 neurological and neurosurgical units in Bavarian hospitals participated and their self-reported behavior was analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Results

SUBMITTER: Volz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12137210 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature