Spirituality is associated with improved health outcomes and patient care. According to a study conducted by experts from Harvard School Of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital, spirituality should be incorporated into care for both severe disease and general health. “This study repres
, spirituality should be incorporated into care for both severe disease and general health.
The study, which was co-authored by Balboni, VanderWeele, and senior author Howard Koh, the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard Chan School, was recently published in the. Balboni, VanderWeele, and Koh are also co-chairs of the Interfaculty Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at Harvard University.
A Delphi panel, an organized, interdisciplinary group of experts, then assessed the strongest collective evidence and produced consensus implications for health and health care.