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Fisch’s paper, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, evaluates the association between quality-of-life (QOL) impairment as reported by patients and QOL impairment as judged by nurses or physicians, with or without consideration of spiritual well-being (SWB). QOL was rated as mild, moderate, or severe. The results show a strong, significant relationship between SWB and QOL. Clinician-estimated QOL impairment matched the level of patient-derived QOL correctly in approximately 60% of cases. The accuracy of clinician estimates was not associated with the level of SWB. The paper concluded clinician estimates of QOL impairment were accurate in more than 60% of patients. Furthermore, SWB is strongly associated with QOL, but it is not associated with the overall accuracy of clinicians’ judgments about QOL impairment.