Notes that pastoral caregivers are increasingly interested in spiritual assessment of patients. Reports results when the Index of Core Spiritual Experiences (INSPIRIT) is used for assessment with medical and surgical outpatients as well as patient family members (N = 371). Reports subscales within the instrument, mean scores, and notes that 80% of all respondents reported at least one experience which they regarded as spiritual.
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