Integrating spirituality into physical therapy: exploring its emerging role as a recognized determinant of health.

WHAT IT FOUND

This article discusses spirituality as a potential determinant of health in physical therapy, but it reports no original research or clinical outcomes.

It reviews existing concepts and assessment tools, offering no new evidence to change patient care.

What this paper is

This is a masterclass article exploring the conceptual role of spirituality in physical therapy, rather than a research study. It reviews existing literature, defines spirituality as a potential determinant of health, and discusses educational and practice implications, including examples of assessment tools. However, it reports no original patient data, methods, or outcomes, so there are no new clinical findings to act on.

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