Medical Family Therapy in Spiritual Care

Spiritual care – ‘A deeper immunity’ – A response to Covid-19 pandemic

“… 17 For example, when families are able to get in touch with a spiritual care provider, they offer a supportive role in the decision-making of a family member who is a patient; they have a sense of peace; they have the opportunity for bereavement and grief counselling and just being able to cope in a very difficult time. 18 , 19 The access to spiritual care for the patient and the role of spiritual care for families are clear within the research, but in the case of a pandemic such as COVID-19, where the treatment for the disease becomes limited as more people become sick and the disease is life threatening, there could be challenges to provide this much-needed support. In light of the current global pandemic, examples of the responses of families and communities from countries having faced disasters are discussed.…”

“…2 Spirituality practices have been recognised as a powerful coping mechanism for dealing with life-changing and traumatic events. 1 During this global pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19), does spiritual care contribute as a coping strategy for practitioners and families?…”

Las personas con enfermedad terminal y la necesidad de cuidados paliativos: una deuda pendiente de los servicios de salud

“…La creciente cantidad de pacientes con estadios avanzados de enfermedades crónicas, enfermedades terminales (ET) y la necesidad de cuidados paliativos (CP) instan que los servicios de salud establezcan un plan de trabajo para afrontar las necesidades de atención. Esta preparación debe incluir a la educación en salud desde pregrado, donde la instrucción para brindar un manejo paliativo es prácticamente nula [11] . También capacitar al personal no sólo en temas éticos y de calidez de atención sino en el correcto diagnóstico, tamizaje, seguimiento de casos y gestión de servicios de personas con ET [12,13] .…”