Providing spiritual care to cardiac patients: assessment and implications for practice

Ma, Halm; Myers, R S; Bennetts, P

doi:10.4037/ccn2000.20.4.54

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“…Research provides minimal analysis of the nurse's role in the delivery of spiritual care (Narayanasamy, 2001). However, research reveals nursing interventions in spiritual care identifi ed by nurses, health-care providers and patients, such as actual presence, active listening, empathy (Cavendish et al, 2006;Lundmark, 2006), facilitating of clients' religious and existential coping strategies (Baldacchino and Draper, 2001;Meredith and O'Shea, 2007), helping in the process of acceptance of illness, instilling hope in patients' life (Cornette, 1997;Van Leeuwen and Cusveller, 2004) and referring to chaplains or other professionals (Halm et al, 2000;Narayanasamy, 2004). The nature of spiritual care is based on nurse-patient mutual relationship which is built on trust, aiming at fi nding meaning and purpose in illness and life (McSherry, 2006;Ross, 2006).…”

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“…While considering the complexity of the spiritual dimension in care, literature considers spiritual care as an integral part of the nurses' role in liaison with the interdisciplinary team (Louis and Alpert, 2000;McManus, 2006;McSherry, 2006). The essence of the role of the nurse in spiritual care is being and not merely doing (Bradshaw, 1994;Halm et al, 2000). Therefore, self-awareness about nurses' own spirituality is needed, as nurses cannot give what they do not possess (Baldacchino, 2003).…”

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“…The essence of spiritual care is being rather than simply doing (Turner 1996;Tuck et al, 1997;Halm et al, 2000). Thus, therapeutic use of self-supporting nursing interventions is of utmost importance (Van Leeuwen and Cusveller, 2004;Baldacchino, 2006).…”

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Spiritual care: is it the nurse's role?

Baldacchino

2008

Spirituality Hlth Intl

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This paper argues that although health-care professionals claim to deliver holistic care, spirituality is overlooked. This may be because of lack of recognition of this role in nursing and secularization of the contemporary society. The fi ndings of this descriptive exploratory study originated from nurses (n = 77), chaplains (n = 71) and patients with myocardial infarction (n = 53). Spiritual care was perceived as an integral part of the nurse's role in liaison with the interdisciplinary team. While taking into consideration the factors which may inhibit or enhance the delivery of spiritual care, recommendations address further research, education and management of patient care.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Spiritual care: is it the nurse's role?

Baldacchino

2008

Spirituality Hlth Intl

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“…Research suggests that although individuals may not be highly religious in everyday life, patients may perform religious practices in times of illness (Reed 1987, Koenig et al 1988, Halm et al 2000. This may be because they experience a loss of control over their situation.…”

Section: Spiritual Coping: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Psychometric evaluation of the Spiritual Coping Strategies scale in English, Maltese, back‐translation and bilingual versions

Baldacchino

Buhagiar

2003

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…This implies that the ways nurses interact and make use of their interpersonal skills rather than simply a set of nursing actions in the nurse–patient interaction remain the substance of spiritual care models . Thus, spiritual care is the ‘being’ perspective as opposed to the ‘doing’ . Human spirit is relational in its expression .…”

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Nurse–patient interaction is a resource for hope, meaning in life and self‐transcendence in nursing home patients

Haugan¹

2013

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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Scand J Caring Sci; 2014; 28; 74-88 Nurse-patient interaction is a resource for hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence in nursing home patients Background: Spiritual dimensions such as hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence have been found to be predictors of successful ageing, life satisfaction and wellbeing in older individuals. Connectedness and communicating with others have been seen to facilitate hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence among nursing home patients. Aims: This study aimed to investigate the associations between hope, meaning in life, self-transcendence and nurse-patient interaction in a nursing home population. Design and methods: A cross-sectional design was employed, collecting data in 44 different Norwegian nursing homes (NHs) from 250 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Approval by all regulatory institutions dealing with research issues in Norway and the Management Unit at the 44 NHs was obtained. A sample of 202 cognitively intact nursing home patients responded to the Herth Hope Index, the Purpose in Life test, the SelfTranscendence Scale and the Nurse-Patient Interaction Scale. A structural equation model (SEM) of the hypothesized relationships between the constructs was tested.Results: The SEM model fit well with the present data. Significant direct relationships of nurse-patient interaction on hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence were displayed. Meaning and the interconnectedness dimension of hope appeared to be particularly dynamic resources, revealing significant influences on all the constructs in the SEM model tested. Conclusion: Nurse-patient interaction influences hope, meaning in life and self-transcendence in cognitively intact nursing home patients and might be an important resource in relation to patients' health and global wellbeing. Thus, care providers are above all fundamental for nursing home patients. Advancing caregivers' interacting and communicating skills might facilitate patients' health and global well-being and inspire professional caregivers as they perform their daily care practices. More research of the effectiveness of such strategies is greatly needed.Limitations: The SEM model tested comprised 20 variables, indicating a desirable sample size of n = 200, while the present effective sample was n = 187. Also, cross-sectional data do not allow making conclusion on the causality.

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Providing spiritual care to cardiac patients: assessment and implications for practice

Cited by 15 publications

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Spiritual care: is it the nurse's role?

Spiritual care: is it the nurse's role?

Psychometric evaluation of the Spiritual Coping Strategies scale in English, Maltese, back‐translation and bilingual versions

Nurse–patient interaction is a resource for hope, meaning in life and self‐transcendence in nursing home patients

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