| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Michal Braun |
| Author | Dalya Gordon |
| Author | Beatrice Uziely |
| Abstract | PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine relationships between oncology nurses' attitudes toward death and caring for dying patients. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and correlational. SETTING: Israeli Oncology Nurses Society annual conference in June 2006. SAMPLE: A convenience sample of 147 Israeli nurses who were exposed to death in their daily work. Most worked in oncology departments and were of Jewish faith. METHODS: Completion of the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale, Death Attitude Profile-Revised Scale, and a demographic questionnaire. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Attitudes toward caring for dying patients, attitudes toward death (fear of death, death avoidance, and types of death acceptance), and demographic variables (e.g., religiosity). FINDINGS: Nurses demonstrated positive attitudes toward care of dying patients. The attitudes were significantly negatively correlated with death avoidance, fear of death, and approach acceptance of death. A mediating role of death avoidance was found between fear of death and attitudes toward caring for dying patients. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses' personal attitudes toward death were associated with their attitudes toward the care of dying patients. The mediating model suggests that some nurses may use avoidance to cope with their own personal fears of death. Inconsistency between the current results and previous studies of associations between acceptance of death and attitudes toward care for dying patients imply that culture and religion might play important roles in the development of these attitudes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Training and support programs for oncology nurses should take into consideration nurses' personal attitudes toward death as well as their religious and cultural backgrounds. |
| Publication | Oncology Nursing Forum |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | E43-49 |
| Date | Jan 2010 |
| Journal Abbr | Oncol Nurs Forum |
| DOI | 10.1188/10.ONF.E43-E49 |
| ISSN | 1538-0688 |
| Accessed | Sat Jan 23 13:04:02 2010 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 20044331 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Barbara Brillhart |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of spirituality and life satisfaction among persons with spinal cord injury. A nationwide sample of 230 persons with long-term spinal cord injury completed the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), the Quality of Life Index (QLI), and a demographic data form. Data analysis also indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between life satisfaction and psychological/spiritual factors of the QLI instrument. Nurses are mandated by the International Council of Nurses, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the Patient's Bill of Rights (Maddox, 2001) to provide spiritual care for clients. Rehabilitation nurses have the opportunity to support spirituality and life satisfaction as we assist our clients with disabilities to redefine their lives and explore new life opportunities. |
| Publication | Rehabilitation Nursing: The Official Journal of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-34 |
| Date | 2005 Jan-Feb |
| Journal Abbr | Rehabil Nurs |
| ISSN | 0278-4807 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15736617 |
| Accessed | Fri Nov 13 14:22:38 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 15736617 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of spirituality and life satisfaction among persons with spinal cord injury. Data analysis indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between life satisfaction and psychological/spiritual factors of the QLI instrument.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Georgine L Buckwalter |
| Publication | Home Healthcare Nurse |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 20-24 |
| Date | Jan 2003 |
| Journal Abbr | Home Healthc Nurse |
| ISSN | 0884-741X |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12544458 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 23:05:39 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 12544458 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Linda L Dunn |
| Author | Marilyn C Handley |
| Author | Jeri W Dunkin |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: This study explores the spirituality, spiritual well-being (SWB), and spiritual care provision of registered nurses on a maternal-infant unit. METHODS: Data collection instruments included a demographic and spiritual care form, Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS), and Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) to address the study's research questions. FINDINGS: Significant positive correlations were found between SPS and SWBS as well as religious well-being (RWB) and existential well-being (EWB; subscales of SWBS). Religious attendance was significantly correlated with SPS, SWBS, and RWB but not EWB. Frequency of spiritual assessment themes was first encounter and when needed, whereas reaching up and reaching out described their provision of spiritual care. CONCLUSION: The sample was highly spiritual, spiritually well, and provided varied spiritual care. IMPLICATIONS: More spiritual care research is needed. Content on providing spiritual care must be enhanced within nursing curricula as well as with nurses in practice. |
| Publication | Journal of Holistic Nursing: Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-28; quiz 31-33 |
| Date | Mar 2009 |
| Journal Abbr | J Holist Nurs |
| DOI | 10.1177/0898010108323305 |
| ISSN | 0898-0101 |
| Accessed | Tue Feb 22 19:56:17 2011 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 19176900 |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Andrew T. Griffin |
| Author | Valerie Yancey |
| Abstract | Nurses recognize the importance of spiritual care for facilitating healing and positive outcomes. Nurses caring for patients in highly technical surgical environments have unique opportunities and challenges when attending to patients' spiritual needs. Patients facing surgery often regard the event and the health implications associated with it as having meaning and significance for their lives. They draw upon spiritual resources to respond to the challenges of their illness and surgery.<br/>This article addresses the effect of life transition and uncertainty on a patient's surgical experience. Suggestions are made for ways perioperative nurses can provide spiritual care to help create healing environments. AORN J 89 (May 2009) 875-882. © AORN, Inc, 2009. |
| Publication | AORN |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 875-882 |
| Date | May 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.01.024 |
| ISSN | 0001-2092 |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B83WR-4W75BWJ-J/2/4bb7da149a3a89f8ca8624c3f7adc223 |
| Accessed | Mon Mar 28 19:04:21 2011 |
| Library Catalog | ScienceDirect |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:07:00 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | M T Halstead |
| Author | M Hull |
| Abstract | PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To examine the process of spiritual development in women diagnosed with cancer within five years of initial treatment. DESIGN: Exploratory, qualitative. SETTING: Outpatients in the mid-central and southwestern United States. SAMPLE: 10 Caucasian women, ages 45-70, who completed initial treatment, were not undergoing treatment for recurrence, and were within five years of diagnosis for breast or ovarian cancer or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. METHODS: Data collected during two semistructured interviews, coded and analyzed using grounded theory techniques. Frame of reference--symbolic interactionism. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Developmental processes of spirituality; responses to diagnosis, treatment, and survival of cancer. FINDINGS: Diagnosis of cancer threatened the meaning of the women's lives, resulting in a sense of disintegration. This problem was resolved through the basic social psychological process of Struggling With Paradoxes, a three-phase process of Deciphering the Meaning of Cancer for Me, Recognizing Human Limitations, and Learning to Live with Uncertainty. In phase I, the paradoxes focused on the possibility of death, distress, vulnerability, and maintaining connection. In phase II, the paradoxes involved confronting death, asking difficult questions, and letting go of ultimate control of their lives. In phase III, the paradoxes centered on uncertainty, redefining meaning, and identifying spiritual growth. Reintegration occurred over time, although when threatened by the possibility of recurrence, disintegration resurfaced for a time. CONCLUSIONS: Findings emphasize not only the importance of spirituality, but also that spiritual experience is individualized and developmental in nature. Spiritual growth occurs over time following the diagnosis of cancer and is not necessarily related to age. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Spiritual concerns may be painful for patients to address; spiritual caregiving requires an acknowledgment of need by the woman with cancer and a caring, sensitive caregiver. Nurses should be aware of the phases of spiritual development so that interventions can be designed to address individual needs that may vary over time. |
| Publication | Oncology Nursing Forum |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1534-1544 |
| Date | 2001 Nov-Dec |
| Journal Abbr | Oncol Nurs Forum |
| ISSN | 0190-535X |
| Short Title | Struggling with paradoxes |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11759301 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 21:06:11 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 11759301 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
Purpose/Objectives To examine the process of spiritual development in women diagnosed with cancer within five years of initial treatment. Findings: Diagnosis of cancer threatened the meaning of the women’s lives, resulting in a sense of disintegration. This problem was resolved through the basic social psychological process of Struggling With Paradoxes. Implications for Nursing Practice: Spiritual concerns may be painful for patients to address; spiritual caregiving requires an acknowledgment of need by the woman with cancer and a caring, sensitive caregiver.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | J Kendall |
| Abstract | The concept of wellness as a spiritual process is examined in this grounded theory study on the role of human relationships in the well-being of gay men with HIV infection. The sample included 29 homosexual men in various stages of HIV illness. Findings reveal a description of the construct, wellness spirituality, in which the elements of human connectedness, meaning, and self-acceptance are discussed. This study confirms the findings of other researchers who demonstrated the importance of spirituality in the health and well-being of terminally ill people. |
| Publication | The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care: JANAC |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 28-34 |
| Date | 1994 Jul-Aug |
| Journal Abbr | J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care |
| ISSN | 1055-3290 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7948970 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 17:28:23 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 7948970 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
The concept of wellness as a spiritual process is examined in this grounded theory study on the role of human relationships in the well-being of gay men with HIV infection. The sample included 29 homosexual men in various stages of HIV illness. Findings reveal a description of the construct, wellness spirituality, in which the elements of human connectedness, meaning, and self-acceptance are discussed.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | J L Kristeller |
| Author | C S Zumbrun |
| Author | R F Schilling |
| Abstract | Medical providers are called upon to address a wide range of psychosocial issues, under increasing time constraints. Spiritual/existential distress was one of 18 issues covered in a survey of oncologists' (n=94) and oncology nurses' (n=267) attitudes and practices regarding psychosocial issues. The survey included patient vignettes at good, moderate and poor prognosis levels, and questions regarding attitudes toward patient care, typical and ideal services, and expectation for impact. A substantial proportion of both oncologists (37.5%) and nurses (47.5%) identified themselves as primarily responsible for addressing spiritual distress in their setting. However, over 85% of both MDs and RNs felt that ideally a chaplain should address such issues. Working in an inpatient setting predicted that nurses, but not doctors, would confer with chaplains. When ranking spiritual distress as important to address in comparison to 17 other issues, only 11.8% of MDs and 8.5% of RNs ranked it in the top three for the poor prognosis vignette, with yet lower values with better prognoses. For the poor prognosis, younger MDs were more likely to address spirituality (r=-0.26) and were also more likely to address anxiety or depression (r=0.25) and family distress (r=0.20). For RNs, no such relationships appeared. Perceived impact was also a predictor of whether spirituality issues were addressed. These results suggest that spiritual distress experienced by cancer patients may be under-addressed due to time constraints, lack of confidence in effectiveness, and role uncertainty. |
| Publication | Psycho-Oncology |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 451-458 |
| Date | 1999 Sep-Oct |
| Journal Abbr | Psychooncology |
| ISSN | 1057-9249 |
| Short Title | 'I would if I could' |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10559804 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 20:31:45 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 10559804 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
Medical providers are called upon to address a wide range of psychosocial issues, under increasing time constraints. Spiritual/existential distress was one of 18 issues covered in a survey of oncologists’ (n=94) and oncology nurses’ (n=267) attitudes and practices regarding psychosocial issues. Results suggest that spiritual distress experienced by cancer patients may be under-addressed due to time constraints, lack of confidence in effectiveness, and role uncertainty.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Pranee C Lundberg |
| Author | Petcharat Kerdonfag |
| Abstract | Aim. The aim of this study was to explore how Thai nurses in intensive care units of a university hospital in Bangkok provided spiritual care to their patients.Background. The function of nursing is to promote health, prevent illness, restore health and alleviate suffering. An holistic approach to this promotion includes spirituality.Design. An explorative qualitative study was used.Method. Thirty Thai nurses, selected through purposive sampling with the snowball technique, participated voluntarily. Semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions were carried out, taped-recorded, transcribed verbatim and subjected to content analysis.Results. Five themes related to the provision of spiritual care emerged: giving mental support, facilitating religious rituals and cultural beliefs, communicating with patients and patients' families, assessing the spiritual needs of patients and showing respect and facilitating family participation in care. Several ways of improving the spiritual care were suggested by the nurses.Conclusions. Spirituality was an important part of the care for the nurses when meeting the needs of their patients and the patients' families. Therefore, nursing education should enhance nurses' understanding and awareness of spiritual issues and prepare them to respond to human spiritual needs.Relevance to clinical practice. Nurses should consider spirituality as an important component of holistic care. During their professional career, they should expand their knowledge and understanding of spirituality and develop tools for assessment of spiritual needs. |
| Publication | Journal of Clinical Nursing |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 7-8 |
| Pages | 1121-1128 |
| Date | 2010 |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03072.x |
| Accessed | Sat May 8 18:02:58 2010 |
| Library Catalog | Wiley InterScience |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:04:35 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | D W Sherman |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: Use Rogers' (1992) framework of the science of unitary human beings to examine relationships among spirituality, perceived social support, death anxiety, and nurses' willingness to care for AIDS patients. DESIGN: Descriptive, correlational. POPULATION, SAMPLE, SETTING: Population, female RNs in the New York City Metropolitan area who care for patients with AIDS. Convenience sample of 220 RNs who worked in eight hospitals either on AIDS-dedicated units (n = 88), or medical-surgical scatterbed units (n = 132) with a daily AIDS patient census of between 5% to 50%. Data were collected in 1992. MEASURES: Spiritual Orientation Inventory, the Personal Resource Questionnaire-85, the Templer Death Anxiety Scale, and the Willingness to Care for AIDS Patients Instrument. METHODS: Pearson product-moment correlations and hierarchical multiple regression analyses to test hypotheses. FINDINGS: Willingness to care for AIDS patients was positively correlated with spirituality and perceived social support, and negatively correlated with death anxiety. Death anxiety moderated the relationship between spirituality and willingness to care. In total, 17% of the variance in nurses' willingness to care for AIDS patients was explained. Additional regression analyses indicated that group membership as either an AIDS-dedicated nurse or medical-surgical nurse did not moderate or change hypothesized relationships. CONCLUSION: Because group membership explained 22% of the variance in willingness to care, the data indicate that group culture or professional identity should be further examined as predictors of nurses' willingness to care for AIDS patients. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Social support at work from administrators and colleagues, as well as the support from patients themselves is important to nurses and should be fostered. |
| Publication | Image--the Journal of Nursing Scholarship |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 205-213 |
| Date | 1996 |
| Journal Abbr | Image J Nurs Sch |
| ISSN | 0743-5150 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8854541 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 17:29:43 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 8854541 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
Objective: Use Rogers’ (1992) framework of the science of unitary human beings to examine relationships among spirituality, perceived social support, death anxiety, and nurses’ willingness to care for AIDS patients. Findings: Willingness to care for AIDS patients was positively correlated with spirituality and perceived social support, and negatively correlated with death anxiety.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Mariah Snyder |
| Author | Joanne Wieland |
| Abstract | Nurses have used complementary therapies for many years to relieve anxiety, promote comfort, and reduce or alleviate pain. The therapies described in this article are examples of the many therapies available for nurses to consider when planning care for patients with chronic pain. The increasing body of scientific knowledge is providing more guidance about the efficacy of specific therapies. As with all interventions, ongoing evaluation about the effectiveness of a therapy for each patient is an important component of quality nursing care. Complementary therapies provide an avenue for nurses to be autonomous in furthering the relief of chronic pain, as many of these therapies fall within the domain of nursing. Incorporating selected therapies into the plan of care provides multiple opportunities for nurses to demonstrate caring, a premier characteristic of nursing. A number of the complementary therapies, such as journaling, hand massage, and imagery, can be taught to patients and their families, thus promoting self-care. Anecdotal evidence and findings from numerous smaller studies provide some support for the use of many complementary therapies to manage chronic pain or their use as adjuncts in the treatment regimen. Still, the nurse must weigh the risks and benefits before suggesting a therapy to a patient. Evaluating the effectiveness of the complementary therapy to promote comfort in patients with chronic pain is essential. Obtaining this information is not only critical to the care of a particular patient, but these data will assist nurses in learning more about specific therapies. Most importantly, nurses need to pursue research to further the scientific basis for many of the complementary therapies. |
| Publication | The Nursing Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 495-508 |
| Date | Sep 2003 |
| Journal Abbr | Nurs. Clin. North Am |
| ISSN | 0029-6465 |
| Short Title | Complementary and alternative therapies |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14567205 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 23:37:02 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 14567205 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
Nurses have used complementary therapies for many years to relieve anxiety, promote comfort, and reduce or alleviate pain. The therapies described in this article are examples of the many therapies available for nurses to consider when planning care for patients with chronic pain.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Ian Thompson |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Achieving holistic care is an important goal for nurses. While much is made of the bio-psychosocial model of holistic care, reflecting the allopathic bias inherent in the Western medical model, the issue of spirituality is mostly neglected. Where acknowledged, spirituality is often limited to recording the client's religion. This article asserts that religion and spirituality are not synonymous, although spirituality might sometimes be reflected through religious practices. CONCLUSION: With the move towards provision of modern mental health services in the community, the community mental health nurse will increasingly care for individuals for whom the spiritual is part of their daily lives and not a symptom of their illness. This is set against the backdrop of a multicultural society and as such will call for holistic nursing skills. |
| Publication | Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain): 1987) |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 33-38 |
| Date | 2002 Nov 13-19 |
| Journal Abbr | Nurs Stand |
| ISSN | 0029-6570 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12478921 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 22:21:20 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 12478921 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
With the move towards provision of modern mental health services in the community, the community mental health nurse will increasingly care for individuals for whom the spiritual is part of their daily lives and not a symptom of their illness.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Kathleen Tusaie |
| Author | Kelly Edds |
| Abstract | The practice of mindfulness is increasingly being integrated into Western clinical practice within the context of psychotherapy and stress management. Although it is based in ancient Buddhist philosophy, there remains confusion about the definition, antecedents, processes, and outcomes of mindfulness practice. This article reviews the literature on mindfulness, with a focus upon a clearer definition and understanding of the processes and integration into psychiatric mental health nursing practice. |
| Publication | Archives of Psychiatric Nursing |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 359-365 |
| Date | October 2009 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.10.006 |
| ISSN | 0883-9417 |
| URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com.ezproxy.bu.edu/science/article/B6WB7-4VCNDYP-8/2/4605aae4547949cd0c1c7f21dc0919da |
| Accessed | Wed Oct 28 22:46:23 2009 |
| Library Catalog | ScienceDirect |
| Date Added | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Modified | Thu Sep 29 09:05:21 2011 |
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | Anita M Unruh |
| Abstract | Understanding the relationships between spirituality and health has become increasingly important in health research, including nursing research. Very little of the research thus far has focused on spirituality, religion, and pain even though spiritual views have been intertwined with beliefs about pain and suffering throughout history. Spiritual views can have a substantial impact on patients' understanding of pain and decisions about pain management. The author reviews the research literature on spirituality and pain from a historical perspective. The analysis is concerned with how spirituality and religion have been used to construct a meaning of pain that shapes appraisal, coping, and pain management. The clinical implications include respectful communication with patients about spirituality and pain, inclusion of spirituality in education and support programs, integration of spiritual preferences in pain management where feasible and appropriate, consultation with pastoral care teams, and reflection by nurses about spirituality in their own lives. A discussion of research implications is included. |
| Publication | The Canadian Journal of Nursing Research = Revue Canadienne De Recherche En Sciences Infirmières |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 66-86 |
| Date | Jun 2007 |
| Journal Abbr | Can J Nurs Res |
| ISSN | 0844-5621 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17679586 |
| Accessed | Fri Nov 13 17:52:03 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 17679586 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
The author reviews the research literature on spirituality and pain from a historical perspective. The analysis is concerned with how spirituality and religion have been used to construct a meaning of pain that shapes appraisal, coping, and pain management.
| Type | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author | J Walton |
| Abstract | The purposes of this study were to discover what spirituality means to patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction and to identify patients' perceptions of how spirituality influences recovery. Using the Glaserian method, spiritual concepts were used for theory building. Spirituality was described as a life-giving force nurtured by receiving presence of the divine, family, friends, health care providers, and creation (core category). Supporting categories were: developing faith, discovering meaning and purpose, and giving the gift of self. Five phases to discovering meaning and purpose were: (a) facing mortality, (b) releasing fear and turmoil, (c) identifying and making lifestyle changes, (d) seeking divine purpose, and (e) making meaning in daily life. Spirituality influenced recovery by providing the participants with inner strength, comfort, peace, wellness, wholeness, and enhanced coping. This substantive theory can be used by holistic nurses to facilitate spirituality in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction. |
| Publication | Journal of Holistic Nursing: Official Journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-53 |
| Date | Mar 1999 |
| Journal Abbr | J Holist Nurs |
| ISSN | 0898-0101 |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10373841 |
| Accessed | Thu Nov 12 20:26:40 2009 |
| Library Catalog | NCBI PubMed |
| Extra | PMID: 10373841 |
| Date Added | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
| Modified | Sat Oct 1 15:42:31 2011 |
The purposes of this study were to discover what spirituality means to patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction and to identify patients’ perceptions of how spirituality influences recovery. Spirituality influenced recovery by providing the participants with inner strength, comfort, peace, wellness, wholeness, and enhanced coping. This substantive theory can be used by holistic nurses to facilitate spirituality in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction.