Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unmet Spiritual Needs: A Study among Patients with Chronic Illness Subject The topic of the resource Chronic/terminal illness; End of life; Family support; Meaning in life; Spiritual needs Description An account of the resource Objectives: The conventional healthcare system operates on the physiological man and overlooks the spiritual man. Many studies reported on the unmet spiritual needs of terminally ill patients. Despite spiritual care being a predictor of a positive mindset (meaning making) among patients with terminal illnesses, assessing spiritual needs and providing adequate spiritual care is still a distant phenomenon in the healthcare setting. Materials and Methods: With the help of a spiritual needs questionnaire, we analysed the unmet spiritual needs and preferences of 30 terminally ill patients. Specific attention was given to psychosocial, emotional, existential, religious and acceptance of death. Results: The results show that 72% of terminally ill patients reported a strong desire to have their spiritual needs met. Psychosocial needs scored the highest, while acceptance of dying scored the least. The need to be connected with the family was one of the strongest wishes expressed in the study. Religious needs ranked as the second category of needs. Findings show that the highest needs are intertwined with the patients culture. Conclusion: In India, religion and family connections are essential; terminally ill patients expressed the desire that meeting these two aspects makes their lives meaningful even at the end stage. The results warrant a spiritual needs assessment as a deathbed test to make the endoflife more meaningful. 2024 Published by Scientific Scholar on behalf of Indian Journal of Palliative Care. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mathew L.; Kunnath B. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Vol-30, No. 4, pp. 342-346. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Scholar Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.25259/IJPC_39_2024" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.25259/IJPC_39_2024</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85210932924&amp;doi=10.25259%2FIJPC_39_2024&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=106a5f79cb7d3773c8df469b7d1ec302" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85210932924&amp;doi=10.25259%2fIJPC_39_2024&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=106a5f79cb7d3773c8df469b7d1ec302</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 9731075 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Mathew L., School of Psychological Sciences, CHRIST University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Kunnath B., Caritas Hospital, Institue of Health Sciences, Kerala, Kottayam, India