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SPIRITUAL
SUPPORT
& BENEFICIAL
OUTCOMES
“PATIENTS WHO REPORTED A HIGH LEVEL OF SPIRITUAL SUPPORT WERE MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE HOSPICE CARE AND LESS LIKELY TO DIE IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, WHICH WERE IN TURN ASSOCIATED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS.”
