This case report shares a nursing experience that applied Swanson's Caring Theory as part of the care regimen for a terminal lung cancer patient suffering from spiritual distress. The nursing care was provided from March 20th to April 25th, 2012. Data were collected through observation and conversation and recorded using sketches and written notes. The nurse assessed the patient's relationships...

OBJECTIVE to investigate the use of religious/spiritual coping among people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. METHODS a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 101 patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy in an oncology outpatients center in a public hospital in Minas Gerais, made in the first semester of 2011. For data collection, an interview was held, using a question...

Teachers are one of the main factors for success in education. The teacher is an agent change to students. purpose this study use a literature review approach gain insight into systematic mapping article under consideration. A review, reasons importance professional who becomes his Methods using method by searching various sources from Google Scholar, Scopus, WOS and also Erics. results that be...

The article is devoted to determining the value structure of personality and establishing place external appearance in general orientations; influence on various spheres students’ life; identifying differences between respondents with high medium levels satisfaction their own appearance; relationships level appearance, values young people self-attitude. sample consisted (n = 108), boys 46) girl...

Stress, poor body attitude, depression, inflammation, insulin resistance, obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and social isolation may all contribute to reduced survival in patients with cancer. In 2011, Sutter Medical Group launched a medical group appointment program for cancer patients in which patients meet with a physician (myself), a behaviorist, and a chaplain for 2 hours/week for 6 weeks to ...

OBJECTIVE This pilot study was designed to describe changes in spiritual well-being (SWB), spiritual coping, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with brain cancer or other neurodegenerative diseases participating in a chaplain-led spiritual life review interview and development of a spiritual legacy document (SLD). METHODS Eligible participants were enrolled and completed baseline questionn...

BACKGROUND Many efforts have been made to better integrate spiritual assessment into the care of patients with cancer, with varying degrees of success in different parts of the United States. Little work has been done to describe challenges that face those who seek to implement assessment in busy ambulatory settings, particularly in the northeastern section of the United States. OBJECTIVES Th...

This paper shows similarities and differences in perceptions and competences regarding spirituality and spiritual care of nurses in different health care settings. Research on this specific topic is limited and can contribute towards a nuanced implementation of spiritual care in different nursing care settings. Four hundred forty nine nurses in different health care settings completed a questio...