Religion and Spirituality: the Perspective of Health Professionals

This study examined how health professionals signify the religiosity and faith of patients under cancer treatment and how they themselves experience such phenomena. This is a qualitative-descriptive study, using the phenomenological framework as set out by Stein and Ales Bello, as a way of understanding the human being in its totality - physical, mental and spiritual. Most professionals report they are spiritualists, two are Catholics, one physician is a Buddhist and another is a Spiritist. They believe that religion is inherent to all human beings. Professionals convicted of their religion (less than half) believe in divine protection and recognize religiosity as a support and comfort for patients and their families in coping with illness. They expect patients to live their faith with prudence, never losing sight of reality.

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Health professionals’ perspectives on the discharge process and continuity of care for stroke survivors discharged home in regional Australia: A qualitative, descriptive study

Nursing and Health Sciences ◽

10.1111/nhs.12590 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 253-261 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ashley Kable ◽

Amanda Baker ◽

Dimity Pond ◽

Erica Southgate ◽

Alyna Turner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Continuity Of Care ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Stroke Survivors ◽

Discharge Process ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Regional Australia

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Humanization of childbirth: meanings and perceptions of nurses

Escola Anna Nery ◽

10.1590/2177-9465-ean-2016-0366 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Andrêssa Batista Possati ◽

Lisie Alende Prates ◽

Luiza Cremonese ◽

Juliane Scarton ◽

Camila Neumaier Alves ◽

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Keyword(s):

Child Health ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Maternal And Child Health ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

And Child Health

Abstract Objective: To know the meanings attributed to humanized childbirth by nurses of an obstetric center. Method: A qualitative descriptive study was carried out with nurses from a teaching hospital, located in southern Brazil. An operational proposal was used. The participants were six nurses who worked in the service. Results: The humanization of childbirth was understood as a set of practices and attitudes based on dialogue, empathy and embracement; the provision of guidelines; the appreciation of parturients' singularities; the performance of procedures proven to be beneficial to maternal and child health and continuous professional updating. Conclusion: The humanization of birth is still a challenge in professional practice. The role of women, the respect for their rights and the commitment of health professionals are the foundation of the humanization of childbirth.

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GANGGUAN KEJIWAAN TOKOH-TOKOH DALAM NOVEL DADAISME KARYA DEWI SARTIKA

Bahtera Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra ◽

10.21009/bahtera.161.02 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (1 Januari) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Yulia Sri Hartati

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Disorder ◽

Psychiatric Disorders ◽

Social Life ◽

Personal Experience ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

The Novel ◽

Human Beings ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Body And Soul

Human beings have a body and soul. Secondly it is activities move men to do well. However, in social life sometimes found personal experience psychiatric disorders. This phenomenon has become an object that can be used by an author's work. One novel that tells a psychiatric disorder is a novel work of Dewi Sartika Dadaism. The problems in this article is how a psychiatric disorder figures in the novel Dada Dewi Sartika work. The purpose of this study to elaborate on psychiatric disorders characters in the novel Dada Dewi Sartika work. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive study. Based on data analysis, psychiatric disorders experienced by characters in the novel form of Obsessive Compulsive Dadaism, psychopaths, and schizophrenia. Keyword: psychiatric disorders, character, novel Dadaism Manusia memiliki raga dan jiwa. Kedua hal tersebut menggerakkan manusia untuk melakukan aktivitasnya dengan baik. Akan tetapi, dalam kehidupan masyarakat terkadang ditemui pribadi yang mengalami gangguan kejiwaan. Fenomena ini menjadi objek yang dapat dijadikan karya oleh seorang pengarang. Salah satu novel yang menceritakan gangguan kejiwaan adalah novel Dadaisme karya Dewi Sartika. Rumusan masalah dalam artikel ini adalah bagaimanakah gangguan kejiwaan tokoh-tokoh dalam Novel Dadaisme karya Dewi Sartika. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk menguraikan gangguan kejiwaan tokoh-tokoh dalam Novel Dadaisme karya Dewi Sartika. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Berdasarkan analisis data, gangguan kejiwaan yang dialami tokoh dalam novel Dadaisme berupa Obsesif kompulsif, psikopat, dan skizofrenia. Kata kunci : gangguan kejiwaan, tokoh, novel Dadaisme

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A saúde do ser humano na perspectiva ecossistêmica

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963-v12i2a25069p559-564-2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 559

Author(s):

Hedi Crecencia Heckler de Siqueira ◽

Mara Regina Bergmann Thurow ◽

Saul Ferraz de Paula ◽

Cláudia Zamberlan ◽

Adriane Calvetti de Medeiros ◽

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Keyword(s):

Daily Life ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

The Other ◽

Human Being ◽

Human Needs ◽

Calidad De Vida ◽

Concept Of Health ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Constituent Elements

RESUMOObjetivo: refletir acerca do conceito de saúde do ser humano na perspectiva ecossistêmica. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo, de reflexão teórico-filosófica acerca da saúde em analogia com autores que discutem o pensamento ecossistêmico, o ser humano e sua saúde. Buscaram-se referências sobre o conceito saúde do ser humano à luz dos princípios ecossistêmicos, especificamente, verificando a sua aplicabilidade no seu cotidiano. Resultados: evidenciou-se que a saúde do ser humano necessita ser compreendida em seus múltiplos aspectos. Dessa forma, a saúde, em sua totalidade, não é redutível a qualquer uma de suas dimensões, seja biológica, psicológica, social, espiritual, individual ou coletiva. Conclusão: ressalta-se que a saúde do ser humano não é apenas a ausência de doença e, sim, a busca incessante do equilíbrio das necessidades humanas ancorada no conjunto das relações dos elementos que constituem o ecossistema no qual se vive, trabalha e se desenvolve. Essa não é apenas uma estreita afinidade entre ambos, mas o próprio ser humano é parte integrante do ecossistema com o qual se inter-relaciona e provoca mudanças juntamente com os demais elementos constituintes dessa realidade. Descritores: Enfermagem; Saúde; Ser Humano; Promoção da Saúde; Qualidade de Vida; Ecossistema. ABSTRACT Objective: to reflect on the concept of health of the human being from the ecosystem perspective. Method: qualitative, descriptive study of theoretical-philosophical reflection on health in analogy with authors who discuss the ecosystemic thinking, the human being and its health. References were made to the concept of health of the human being in the light of ecosystemic principles, specifically, verifying its applicability in their daily life. Results: it was evidenced that the health of the human being needs to be understood in its multiple aspects. Thus, health, in its entirety, is not reducible to any of its dimensions, be it biological, psychological, social, spiritual, individual or collective. Conclusion: it is emphasized that the health of the human being is not only the absence of disease, but the incessant search for the balance of human needs anchored in the set of relations of the elements that constitute the ecosystem in which one lives, works and develops. This is not only a close affinity between the two, but the human being itself is an integral part of the ecosystem with which it interrelates and causes changes along with the other constituent elements of that reality. Descritores: Nursing; Cheers; Human Being; Health promotion; Quality of Life; Ecosystem.RESUMEN Objetivo: reflexionar acerca del concepto de salud del ser humano en la perspectiva ecosistémica. Método: estudio cualitativo, descriptivo, de reflexión teórico-filosófica acerca de la salud en analogía con autores que discuten el pensamiento ecosistémico, el ser humano y su salud. Se buscaron referencias sobre el concepto salud del ser humano a la luz de los principios ecosistémicos, específicamente, verificando su aplicabilidad en su cotidiano. Resultados: se evidenció que la salud del ser humano necesita ser comprendida en sus múltiples aspectos. De esta forma, la salud en su totalidad, no es reductible a cualquiera de sus dimensiones, sea biológica, psicológica, social, espiritual, individual o colectiva. Conclusión: se resalta que la salud del ser humano no es sólo la ausencia de enfermedad y, sí, la búsqueda incesante del equilibrio de las necesidades humanas, anclada en el conjunto de las relaciones de los elementos que constituyen el ecosistema en el que se vive, trabaja y se desarrolla. Esta no es sólo una estrecha afinidad entre ambos, pero el propio ser humano es parte integrante del ecosistema con el que se interrelaciona y provoca cambios junto con los demás elementos constituyentes de esa realidad. Descritores: Enfermería; Salud; Ser Humano; Promoción de la Salud; Calidad de Vida; Ecosistema.

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Introduction

Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures ◽

10.1093/med/9780198846833.003.0001 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Dinesh Bhugra ◽

Bruno Paz Mosqueiro ◽

Alexander Moreira-Almeida

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Professional Training ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Religion And Spirituality ◽

Human Beings ◽

High Quality Research ◽

The Relationship

Both religion and spirituality (R/S) have played a major role in lives of human beings since the dawn of mankind and that remains the case in most cultures. Scientific literature shows a remarkable increase in high-quality research publications in the past decades providing insights and evidence-based information into the relationship between R/S and mental health. However, despite most mental health professionals acknowledging the importance of R/S issues in clinical practice, there has a been a large gap in translating this knowledge to clinical practice and professional training in mental health. Based on these unmet needs and on the robust available evidence, this book presents a comprehensive and sensitive review and summary of evidence and recommendations regarding R/S and mental health to inform clinical practice. Then a brief summary of the three sections (Theory, General principles of religions and relationship with mental health, and Clinical practice) and of the 25 chapter is presented.

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Transition to exclusive palliative care for women with breast cancer

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1325 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 74 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Audrei Castro Telles ◽

Paulo Alexandre de Souza São Bento ◽

Marléa Crescêncio Chagas ◽

Ana Beatriz Azevedo de Queiroz ◽

Nair Caroline Cavalcanti de Mendonça Bittencourt ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Breast Cancer ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Human Resources ◽

Health Professionals ◽

End Of Life Care ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Physical Structure ◽

Life Care ◽

Qualitative Descriptive

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the perspectives that affect the transition to exclusive palliative care for women with breast cancer. Methods: qualitative, descriptive study, carried out in a public health institution in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between December 2018 and May 2019. 28 health professionals were interviewed. Content analysis was used in the thematic modality. Results: the operational difficulties were linked to the fragmented physical structure, the late and unplanned nature of the referral, the ineffective communication, and the deficit of human resources. In general, women and family members resist referral because they do not know palliative care. There is no consensus among oncologists on the most appropriate time to stop systemic therapy for disease control. Final considerations: the perceived difficulties configure an abrupt referral, accompanied by false hopes and, often, limited to end-of-life care.

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NILAI KEARIFAN LOKAL BUGIS MAKASSAR DALAM CERPEN PANGGIL AKU AISYAH KARYA THAMRIN PAELORI

KONFIKS JURNAL BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIA ◽

10.26618/jk.v4i1.1217 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 66 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sitti Aida Azis

Keyword(s):

Social Status ◽

Human Nature ◽

Short Story ◽

Human Being ◽

Human Beings ◽

Mutual Respect ◽

Research Results ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Data Source

The purpose of research is to describe the values of local wisdom short story "Panggil Aku Aisyah" written by Thamrin Paelori. This research is in the form of qualitative descriptive that is expose and submit data objectively the values of local wisdom. The data in the study are: mutual respect (sipakatau), reminding each other (sipakainge), mutual respect (sipakalebbi). The data source is short story "Panggil Aku Aisyah" by Thamrin Paelori, first print. Based on the research results revealed that, respect for each other (sipakatau), is the human nature, which is looking at human beings not in terms of culture, race, religion and social status, remind each other (Sipakainge), is a mutual nature remind. Born as a human being is inseparable from a mistake and an oversight. Thus human beings should remind each other that no human being is perfectly born even though man is God's most perfect and deficient creation that will perfect man. Mutual respect (Sipakalebbi), reminds that humans are full of deficiencies and advantages, and need others, therefore, if there deficiency not be a measure and still see that humans there are advantages

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Is the Australian 75+ Health Assessment person-centred? A qualitative descriptive study of older people’s perceptions

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah15243 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (6) ◽

pp. 606 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kay Price ◽

Karen Grimmer ◽

Jan Foot

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Functional Decline ◽

Health Assessment ◽

Well Being ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Primary Health ◽

Qualitative Descriptive ◽

Health And Well Being

Objective The aim of the present study was to explore the perspectives of older people following their recent participation in a 75+ Health Assessment (75+HA) and interrogate these perspectives using a person-centred lens. Methods A qualitative descriptive study design was used within a larger study funded by the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute. Nineteen participants from four different general practices in one Australian state described their perceptions of the 75+HA in a face-to-face interview. Data were then analysed using a qualitative content analysis approach. Results The purpose of the 75+HA was not well understood by participants. Participant responses reveal that where, when, who and how a primary health professional conducted the 75+HA affected what older people talked about, the guidance they sought to deal with issues and, in turn, the actioning of issues that were discussed during the 75+HA. Conclusion To enable older people to make informed decisions about and successfully manage their own health and well being, and to choose when to invite others to act on their behalf, primary health professionals need to ask questions in the 75+HA within a person-centred mindset. The 75+HA is an opportunity to ensure older people know why they need support, which ones, and agree to, supports and services they require. What is known about the topic? The Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule includes the 75+HA, developed as a proactive primary care opportunity for general practitioners and practice nurses to identify issues affecting community-dwelling older people’s health and well being. The aim of the 75+HA is to consider a broad range of factors that could affect physical, psychological and social functioning, which, in turn, affects overall health, and the capacity of older people to live independently in the community. Underlying the 75+HA is the importance of detecting early functional decline to enable healthy aging. What does this paper add? There is scant, if any, attention in the literature to the views of consumers who have completed a 75+HA, especially with regard to whether this opportunity is conducted with a person-centred mindset. This paper addresses this gap. Even after participating in the 75+HA, most participants were unclear as to the purpose of the assessment, what information had been recorded and what would happen from any concerns identified in the assessment. Comments about the 75+HA included that it did not ask people about their goals and what comprised their functionality to ensure their independent living. What are the implications for practitioners? A person-centred approach requires active collaboration between primary health professionals and older people who are living the process of, and planning for, aging-in-place. Assessments like the 75+HA can assist in identifying whether older people may be experiencing early signs of functional decline, even if older people self-report living without problems in their home. Practitioners need to ask questions of older people and respond to what they say with a person-centred mindset.

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