Clinical communication and spiritualitytranslated

Clinical communication is the process of sharing information, thoughts and feelings between health professionals and patients or their families. The patient is not just a sick body, he is a person who has his own way of giving meaning to life, pain, loss, hope and the end.

By Maria Loupidou

In particular, within the concept of palliative care, the clinical relationship makes it possible for health professionals to consider the patients' spiritual history. This capability is at the heart of meaningful patient-person care, fosters interdisciplinary alignment, and supports patient-centered outcomes.

But what is defined as spirituality:

Spirituality is the aspect of human nature that concerns how individuals seek and express meaning and purpose in life, and how they experience their connection to the present moment, self, others, nature, and the meaningful or sacred. [1]

In simple words, this is what a patient says in MariedeHennezel's book[2]: "I want to live as consciously as possible this...