'Maybe we are losing sight of the human dimension' - physicians' approaches to existential, spiritual, and religious needs among patients with chronic pain or multiple sclerosis. A qualitative interview-study.

If patients have spiritual and religious needs and need to deal with existential challenges of identity and death, as experienced by the physicians in our study, meeting these might be significant for treatment and how to live with a chronic disease; moreover, to be able to discuss these needs, patients need a trustworthy relationship with the physician.

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