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. 2020 Oct;59(5):2193-2195.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-020-01036-1.

An Italian Experience of Spirituality from the Coronavirus Pandemic

Francesco Chirico  1   2 , Gabriella Nucera  3   4
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An Italian Experience of Spirituality from the Coronavirus Pandemic

Francesco Chirico et al. J Relig Health. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

In this letter to the editor, the authors tell their personal experience in the fight against Coronavirus pandemic and call for more spirituality needed to battle in the COVID-19 emergency. They commemorate the story of many Italian priests who have died in this tragedy and claim that spiritual skills for healthcare workers are especially important in a disaster scenario like this COVID 19 pandemic, to relieve stress and psychic sufferance of the same healthcare professionals as well as of patients and their families.

Keywords: COVID 19; Clergy; Healthcare workers; Spirituality.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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