Use of religious coping associated with receiving intensive medical care near death
Friday, March 20, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Patients with advanced cancer who used their religious faith to help cope were more likely to receive intensive life-prolonging medical care such as mechanical ventilation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation during their last week of life, according to a study in the 18 March issue of JAMA...
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