Xavier Busquet-Duran, Eduard Moreno-Gabriel, Maria Verdaguer, Eva Maria Jiménez-Zafra, Josep Maria Manresa-Domínguez, Pere Torán-Monserrat
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Abstract
This study examined spiritual complexity in end-of-life patients cared for by palliative care teams in Catalonia, Spain, using the HexCom model. Among 1818 patients (55.9% men, average age 75.7), spiritual complexity remained stable (37.5% initially, 35.5% final), while high complexity increased from 8.3 to 11.2%. Intrapersonal complexity was the most common (19.7%), followed by transpersonal (18.4%), and interpersonal (6.8%). Emotional complexity was strongly correlated with spiritual complexity. Key factors included cognitive impairment as a protector and how spiritual complexity sub-areas relate to desires to hasten death, family relationships, and end-of-life circumstances. The findings emphasize integrating spiritual care into routine interdisciplinary care.
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Journal of Religion and Health is an international publication concerned with the creative partnership of psychology and religion/sprituality and the relationship between religion/spirituality and both mental and physical health. This multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary journal publishes peer-reviewed original contributions from scholars and professionals of all religious faiths. Articles may be clinical, statistical, theoretical, impressionistic, or anecdotal. Founded in 1961 by the Blanton-Peale Institute, which joins the perspectives of psychology and religion, Journal of Religion and Health explores the most contemporary modes of religious thought with particular emphasis on their relevance to current medical and psychological research.
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