“…In recent years, scholars from fields as diverse as medicine, nursing, social work, sociology, psychology and theology have investigated the relationships between spirituality and health. Nurse scholars have been particularly active in the field of spirituality research, and recent studies have explored the attitudes, characteristics and practices of nurses and other health professionals in relation to the provision of spiritual care (Belcher & Griffiths 2005, Baldacchino 2006, Hubbell et al 2006, Lundmark 2006, Yang 2006, Chung et al 2007, Bush & Bruni 2008, Nagai 2008, Wong et al 2008, Bailey et al 2009, Seccareccia & Brown 2009, Tanyi et al 2009, Chism & Magnan 2009, Chan 2010, Noble & Jones 2010, Wehmer et al 2010, Kale 2011, Smyth & Allen 2011. Nurses have also examined spirituality from the perspective of patients and carers in diverse clinical settings, including acute areas, but perhaps with an emphasis on older people, oncology and palliative care (Daaleman et al 2008, Edwards et al 2010.…”