Spiritual care as an integrated approach to palliative care for patients with neurodegenerative diseases and their caregivers: a literature review.

A literature review of the PubMed and Web of Science was conducted to identify peerreviewed publications on this topic. Additional search was carried out using Google Scholar. This article reflects on the current state of art in spiritual care as an integrated palliative care approach for patients with neurodegenerative diseases and their caregivers. It proposes developing belief and value based care models for people with life-limiting conditions and their caregivers to prevent health related suffering.