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Thus, special spiritual care needs arise for these patients, which may be challenging. We explore spiritual tools that neurological and neurosurgical healthcare workers use when confronted with spiritual distress of their patients.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A vignette-based, cross-sectional, multicenter online survey was conducted to collect qualitative data. In total, 143 nurses and physicians working on 41 neurological and neurosurgical units in Bavarian hospitals participated and their self-reported behavior was analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 5 themes regarding the spiritual tools implemented by nurses and physicians in neuro-oncology were generated: (1) from physical to spiritual care, (2) feeling togetherness between the words, (3) listening to each other: one word at a time, (4) away from the dooming \u201cwhy\u201d\u2014escaping the thought spirals, and (5) taking life back into one\u2019s own hands. These themes represent a spectrum including nonverbal tools like building a physical connection, allowing for emotional connection, and active listening. 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