Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 304-313 , July 2006

A Contemplative Care Approach to Training and Supporting Hospice Volunteers: A Prospective Study of Spiritual Practice, Well-Being, and Fear of Death

  • Larry Scherwitz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author. Address: 80 Lincoln Dr. 2C, Sausalito, CA 04065
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  • Marcie Pullman

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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  • Pamela McHenry, MA

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
  • ,
  • Billy Gao

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Healing, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
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  • Frank Ostaseski

      Affiliations

    • Zen Hospice Project, San Francisco, CA
    • Alaya Institute, Sausalito, CA

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 Supported by a grant from the Cummings Foundation and Funding from the Institute for Health and Healing at California Pacific Medical Center.

PII: S1550-8307(06)00218-7

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2006.04.001

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 304-313 , July 2006