In the past decade, two formerly estranged domains, spirituality and work, have been increasingly linked. Why has this happened? This articles posits that this strange union is an unavoidable consequence of living in a turbulent time. As our world grows more chaotic and unpredictable, leaders must respond to questions that have historically only been answered through spiritual traditions: How d...

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...

Research suggests that spirituality is important to a large percentage of the older adult population and serves as a promoter of healthy aging. In this qualitative research I conducted and analyzed multiple interviews with 6 women aged 80 and older. Using multiple in-depth interviews I explored the interplay between spirituality and resilience over the life course. A grounded theory analysis of...

AIM The aim of this paper is to propose a guideline for spiritual assessment and interventions explicitly for families, while considering each family member's unique spirituality. BACKGROUND Spirituality's positive effect is pervasive in health care and in the lives of many families; therefore, there is a need to integrate spiritual assessment and interventions in total family care. DISCUSS...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To examine the differences in religiosity, spirituality, and quality of life (QOL) between Korean American and Korean breast and gynecologic cancer survivors and investigate the effect of religiosity, spirituality, and social support on QOL. DESIGN Cross-sectional design. SETTING Participants were recruited from hospitals and community-based support groups in the areas of...

Employees can flourish through proper leadership and a nurturing workplace environment. Our study looks into the subject theoretical model that consists of spiritual leadership, customer-oriented boundary-spanning behavior (COBSB) as total effect alongside person–organization fit (POF) spirituality mediating effects. Data were collected from hotel employees across North Cyprus. results show lin...

BACKGROUND Although many studies examine motivators for diabetes self-management, few explore the role spirituality plays in this disease, especially in low-income urban populations. METHODS This qualitative, focus group study elicits thoughts of diabetic patients regarding spirituality in diabetes self-care, at an urban primary care practice in Rhode Island. Focus group discussions were audi...

The need to take account of spirituality in research and health services provision is assuming ever greater importance. However the field has long been hampered by a lack of conceptual clarity about the nature of spirituality itself. We do not agree with the sceptical claim that it is impossible to conceptualize spirituality within a scientific paradigm. Our aims are to 1) provide a brief over-...