PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To review qualitative and quantitative research studies measuring religious and spiritual variables published in American oncology nursing journals from 1990-1999 and the types of measures used. DATA SOURCES All research studies published from 1990-1999 in Oncology Nursing Forum, Cancer Nursing, and the Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. DATA SYNTHESIS A higher percen...

BACKGROUND Holistic practice involves caring for the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients. Spiritual assessment is an important part of the patient's overall assessment. Religion is a component of spirituality and is supported by a recognisable formal system of beliefs. Religious beliefs might help patients in their search for meaning in life, especially in difficult ...

disease is a matter with which each person may face in his life. if caregivers want to provide real and complete health care services, comprehensive attention to the spiritual needs of a patient is indispensibe. since many people obtain spirituality through religion, appropriate religious care can promote spiritual health of patients. this research aimed at examining religious care program and ...

UNLABELLED Paediatric palliative care is an emerging subspecialty that focuses on achieving the best possible quality of life for children with life-limiting conditions and also for their families. It is a response to the suffering and unique needs of such children. Globally there is limited documented data available on the palliative care needs of children with HIV. A retrospective review of d...

that those who were religious were less likely to have ever used drugs or to be a hazardous drinker. On the other hand, spiritual people were more likely than those who were neither religious nor spiritual to have ever used or to be dependent on drugs and to have abnormal eating attitudes, generalized anxiety disorder, any phobia, or any neurotic disorder. Furthermore, Laurent et al. found that...

BACKGROUND The Spiritual Distress Assessment Tool (SDAT) is a 5-item instrument developed to assess unmet spiritual needs in hospitalized elderly patients and to determine the presence of spiritual distress. The objective of this study was to investigate the SDAT psychometric properties. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed in a Geriatric Rehabilitation Unit. Patients (N = 203), a...

Spirituality as an emerging area of academic study within health care has experienced rapid development over a 20year period with mounting evidence that spiritual support yields improvements in a variety of physical and psychological health outcomes (Koenig 2012). The scientific development in the field of health sciences and its ethical and moral foundations leave no space for doubt with regar...

After Christians, Muslims represent the largest religious grouping in the UK. According to census statistics, there are approximately 1.6 million Muslims in the UK, approximately 54% of who were born outside of the UK. There has been emerging interest in the use of traditional healers by South Asians in the UK. Early studies by Aslam3 and Healey & Aslam4 focused upon health seeking behaviour am...