The study of workplace spirituality is a relatively new area in the field of organizational theory. Although interest in the topic has grown significantly over the last 10 years, many of the traditional research methods are not well suited to study workplace spirituality at the organizational level. We propose that sensemaking offers a useful heuristic for understanding the process of instituti...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the current status of teaching on spirituality in medicine in UK medical schools and to establish if and how medical schools are preparing future doctors to identify patients' spiritual needs. METHODS We carried out a national questionnaire survey using a 2-part questionnaire. Section A contained questions relating to the quantity of teaching on spirituality and the t...

Spirituality is often mistakenly equated with religion but is in fact a far broader concept. The aim of this integrative review was to describe experiences of the positive impact of spirituality and spiritual values in the context of nursing. The analysis was guided by Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review method. The findings revealed seven themes: 'Being part of a greater wholeness', 'Tog...

Most existing research and theory have concerned spirituality as a trait, an individual difference that is presumed to be relatively stable across time and situations. The present study examined the state variability of spirituality: How does spirituality vary within an individual? Every day for two weeks, 127 participants provided measures of the strength of their spiritual beliefs and other m...

At the start of the twenty-first century, Catholicism is still the prevailing belief system of most Italians, but a recent project on Italian religion and spirituality, 5 carried out in 2006, has found that Italians are now more interested in spirituality, that they might describe themselves as ‘spiritual, but not religious’, and that they privilege the ‘god within’ rather than the transcendent...

To the Editor: This letter reviews this author’s response to Dr. Rousseau’s case of a patient and the role of spirituality in healing. It explores possible reasons more physicians do not incorporate spirituality in their approach. Spirituality, family, and values appear to positively affect one’s recovery from a life-threatening illness. The literature supports the concept that medical care nee...

holistic care is the evaluation of the physical and mental states of individuals. considering the importance of spirituality in healthcare and its pivotal role as the first step toward providing spiritual care, this study was conducted to determine the perception of iranian nurses towards spirituality in neonatal intensive care units (nicus). methods: this study was conducted on nine participan...