Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Jan;37(1):3-7.
doi: 10.1177/08258597211036243. Epub 2021 Aug 16.

End of Life Care Practices for Hindu Patients During COVID-19

Sonal Chandratre  1   2 , Aamod Soman  2
Affiliations
Free article

End of Life Care Practices for Hindu Patients During COVID-19

Sonal Chandratre et al. J Palliat Care. 2022 Jan.
Free article

Abstract

With coronavirus disease 2019, the risk of death has increased in the general population. In these unprecedented times and even otherwise, it is important for the health care professionals caring for Hindu patients to be aware of the end of life practices in Hinduism. There is limited information in the medical literature about traditions and practices followed in Hinduism which is observed by 15% of the world population. Hinduism is currently the third largest religion following Christianity and Islam. Based on Hindu beliefs about life, death, and reincarnation, we propose 10 end of life best practices for Hindu patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; Hinduism; end of life care; end of life care education; palliative care.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources