Spirituality in the Lives of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review

Al‐Ghabeesh, Suhair Hussni; Alshraifeen, Ali; Saifan, Ahmad Rajeh; Bashayreh, Ibraheem; Alnuaimi, Karimeh; Masalha, Haya Ali

doi:10.1007/s10943-018-0622-2

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“…Participants of this study experienced spiritual fluctuation with ESRD and considered spirituality as a way of accepting, understanding, and coping with ESRD. These results were similar to the findings of other studies like Al-Ghabeesh et al Also, the findings of the current study were consistent with some other studies regarding the significance of spirituality (Al-Ghabeesh et al, 2018;Molzahn et al, 2012;Scaife, 2006). Kaba et al (2007), Sahaf et al (2017), and Weitz (2012) have found that uncertainty is inevitable and is created in a patient's mind in the course of the disease, and people are forced to live with uncertainty and confusion when many things can go wrong or further disability is likely with the progress of the disease.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…According to researches, how spirituality affects patients’ lives is by encouraging them to search for meaning and purpose in life which empowers and enables them to feel stronger in the face of a challenging disease (Al-Ghabeesh et al, 2018). Participants of this study experienced spiritual fluctuation with ESRD and considered spirituality as a way of accepting, understanding, and coping with ESRD.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Ghanaian Patients Living With End-Stage Renal Disease

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There is a lack of knowledge regarding perceptions, feelings, and experiences of Ghanaian patients living with ESRD. This study aimed to discover the experience and meaning of living with ESRD. This qualitative study was conducted using Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology. A total of 13 participants were purposefully selected, and data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews. The recorded interviews were transcribed and analyzed using Diekelmann, Allen, and Tanner method. After the final analysis, five main themes emerged: Spiritual fluctuation, Living in uncertainty, Period of agony and frustration, Tough fortification, and Changed roles and status. This study provided deep insight and understanding regarding the lived experiences of patients living with end-stage renal disease in Ghana. The results of this study may benefit nursing care in terms of considering the patients’ lived experiences to provide quality and person-centered care.

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A Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Ghanaian Patients Living With End-Stage Renal Disease

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“…The introduction of religious or spiritual interventions for chronic HD patients helps trigger positive emotions during stress and influences overall health (measured using quality of life indices), including patients’ commitment and adherence to hemodialysis [ 32 , 33 , 34 ]. A systematic review of 33 studies examining spiritual aspects of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) demonstrated a positive correlation between spirituality and the well-being of patients with ESRD.…”

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Self-Participation Experiences among Well-Adapted Hemodialysis Patients

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Tsao

Chen³

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A successful self-participation experience empowers patients to adapt to living with hemodialysis. However, few studies regarding the subjective experiences of such patient participation have been conducted. This study’s purpose was to describe hemodialysis patients’ perspectives on integrating hemodialysis into a new life regarding self-participation experience. A qualitative study using the grounded theory method was applied. Thirty-two well-adaptive hemodialysis Taiwanese patients attended in-depth interviews. “Integrating hemodialysis into a new life journey” was identified as the core category guiding the entire self-participation experience of hemodialysis patients. The three antecedent themes were “Sense of worthlessness”, “Life is still worth living”, and “Friendly and joyful atmosphere of the hemodialysis room”. Once the patients went through the three antecedent themes, they gradually began making efforts to participate more fully in their hemodialysis. Within this participation experience, the hemodialysis patients exhibited these four interactive themes: “Overcoming one’s predicament”, “Integrating self-care skills into my life”, “Resuming previous roles and tasks”, and “Adapting to independent living”. Finally, most adaptive patients master the hemodialysis life. Encouraging patients to discover that their life is worth living and providing a friendly and joyful atmosphere in hemodialysis units are the keys to facilitating patients’ self-participation more fully.

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“…There is also evidence suggesting positive association between spirituality and health outcomes of patients with end stage renal disease. 27 Further, a robust belief system was found to be positively associated with coping skills in patients with schizophrenia, 23 among other mental illnesses. 9 Lastly, Kremer et al suggested potential psychoneuro-immunological mechanisms, as they observed that spiritual coping among patients with AIDS leads to slower HIV disease progression (CD4 cells preservation and sustained undetectable viral load, defined as the number of HIV RNA copies per milliliter of blood), as well as more positive health behaviors, such as adherence to therapy and safer sexual behavior.…”

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confidence: 94%

Assessing spirituality: is there a beneficial role in the management of COPD?

Gergianaki

Kampouraki²,

Williams³

et al. 2019

npj Prim. Care Respir. Med.

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Here,we report on the role of spirituality assessment in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although a positive effect of addressing spirituality in health care has been proved in a number of chronic diseases, its potential in COPD has received less attention. Although limited, available evidence suggests that spirituality may play an important role in improving quality of life of patients with COPD. The fruitful results in other long-term conditions may lay the foundation for further research on addressing spirituality in COPD. This should focus where the burden of COPD is greatest, including low-resource settings globally. Implementation research should include exploration of an acceptable consultation process to identify patients who would welcome spiritual discussions; how to integrate spiritual approaches into health care professional curricula so that they are aware of its importance and have the confidence to raise it with patients and how to integrate spiritual approaches into holistic COPD care.

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Spirituality in the Lives of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review

Cited by 22 publications

References 64 publications

A Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Ghanaian Patients Living With End-Stage Renal Disease

A Heideggerian Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Ghanaian Patients Living With End-Stage Renal Disease

Self-Participation Experiences among Well-Adapted Hemodialysis Patients

Assessing spirituality: is there a beneficial role in the management of COPD?

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