The Death awareness and Spiritual Experience of Health Care Workers during Coronavirus Outbreak

Authors

  • ali nobahri Nekoei-Hedayati-Forghani Hospital, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
  • elham fathi Assistant professor of Counseling at Hazrat-e Masoumeh University in Qom, Iran.
Abstract:

Introduction: The present study aims to identify the death awareness and spiritual experience of the health care workers in Iran. Methods: Eleven health care workers involved with Coronavirus patients were selected through purposeful sampling and had in-depth semi-structured interviews. Conventional content analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Results: The conventional content analysis revealed four themes: 1- Increasing death awareness 2- Effective spiritual strategies; 3- Effective spiritual beliefs; 4- Pleasant and unpleasant existential experiences. Conclusion: We can conclude that health care workers in dealing with epidemics such as coronavirus as a front-line force need spiritual heath to help themselves and the patients

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volume 11  issue 1

pages  31- 35

publication date 2022-03

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