Most of the rhetoric decrying the incorporation of basic and positive spiritual care into clinical practice is not based on reliable evidence. We briefly review the current evidence, which demonstrates that (a) there is frequently a positive association between positive spirituality and mental and physical health and well being, (b) most patients desire to be offered basic spiritual care by the...

This paper extends the reporting of contemporary use of the Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM), which provides flexibility to researchers, enabling them to choose the version of the instrument that best suits the cohort under investigation. SHALOM was built on a solid theoretical foundation, provided by the Four Domains Model of Spiritual Health/Well-Being. It comprises 20 i...

Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disorder, and current treatments leave the majority of patients with unresolved symptoms. Moral injury (MI) may be one of the barriers that interfere with recovery from PTSD, particularly among current or former military service members. Objective Given the psychological and spiritual aspects of MI, an intervention that addres...

BACKGROUND Reports show an increasing interest in spirituality. It has been revealed that people with spiritual tendencies, can better deal with a trauma, manage the stressful situations, and have greater improvement in their health condition. OBJECTIVES Our aim was to examine the relationship between spiritual intelligence and resiliency, and the relation of these two variables with the with...

PURPOSE This article presents a model for research and practice that expands on the biopsychosocial model to include the spiritual concerns of patients. DESIGNS AND METHODS Literature review and philosophical inquiry were used. RESULTS The healing professions should serve the needs of patients as whole persons. Persons can be considered beings-in-relationship, and illness can be considered ...

BACKGROUND This article examines spiritual care training provided to healthcare professionals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The paper reveals the current extent of available training while defining the target group(s) and teaching aims. In addition to those, we will provide an analysis of delivered competencies, applied teaching and performance assessment methods. METHODS In 2013, an a...

A n interesting question for any of us is why we chose our current profession. As a reader of this magazine, there’s a good chance you’re working in the field of pervasive or mobile computing, and the inspiration for your choice is perhaps something we have in common: a fascination with gadgets, a tendency to shop for electronic odds and ends, and an interest in turning fictional devices into r...

This is the first study ever on chapter devoted to India included in memoirs of travel around globe made nineteenth century by Mexican physician and general Ignacio Martínez (1844-1891). Published two versions, a short one called Viaje universal (1886) longer Alrededor del mundo (1888?), Martínez’s are earliest recorded documents traveler Asia during independent period. Unlike twentieth-century...

BACKGROUND Exploring patients' spiritual issues is vital for informing holistic care. The spiritual concerns of patients living and dying with advanced heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa remains unknown. Our aim was to describe spiritual issues in the context of the lived experiences of patients with heart failure in Kenya. METHODS We purposively recruited 18 patients admitted with advanced ...

OBJECTIVE To understand the role of religiousness/spirituality in coping in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS Participants were a convenience sample of 23 patients with CF, ages 5 to 12 years, and their parent(s) in an ambulatory CF clinic. The design was a focused ethnography including in-depth interviews with children and parent(s), children's drawings, and self-administered writt...