scholarly journals Nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care giving: A comparison study among all health care sectors in Jordan

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
GhaithAhmad Bani Melhem ◽  
RuqayyaS Zeilani ◽  
OssamaAbed. Zaqqout ◽  
AshrafIsmail Aljwad ◽  
MohammedQasim Shawagfeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Comparison Study ◽  
Care Giving

scholarly journals Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110181
Author(s):  
Megan L Howes ◽  
Diane Ellison
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Occupational Identity ◽  
Care Giver ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Occupational Participation

Introduction There is recognition within the literature that the role of care-giving can have a negative impact on care-givers’ general well-being. Less is understood about the role of care-giving on an individual’s occupational participation and in turn occupational identity. Occupational therapists have a unique understanding of the interplay between occupational participation and health, though this is an area that has been under researched in relation to mental health care-givers. Therefore, the current research aims to understand how the role of care-giving for an individual with a mental illness impacts on occupational participation and identity. Method A qualitative semi-structured interview the Occupational Performance and History Interview–Version 2 was utilised to understand life experiences. Six mental health care-givers were interviewed, and these interviews were transcribed for thematic analysis. Findings Three main themes were identified: being me, roles and responsibilities associated with care-giving and services. Conclusion The findings suggest being a mental health care-giver does have a detrimental impact on occupational participation and therefore occupational identity. As care-givers gained more experience in their role, they used occupational adaption as a positive coping mechanism that helped them achieve occupational balance. Using their unique understanding of occupational participation and occupational identity, occupational therapists are well placed to utilise their knowledge and skills to work in a systemic way supporting both the person with mental illness and their care-giver.

How Patients Experience Pastoral Care in a Tertiary Health Care Setting

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 272-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rev. Jenni Ashton ◽  
Deidre Madden ◽  
Leanne Monterosso
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
Consumer Experience ◽  
Patients Experience

This research aimed to establish the level of consumer experience with pastoral/spiritual care provision in a large tertiary private hospital. Two hundred and twenty-seven patients and bereaved carers of deceased patients who had received pastoral care were surveyed, with a response rate of 20% ( n = 44). The key finding was the positive impact of pastoral care encounters, with the majority of respondents reporting provision of pastoral care to be helpful, and offered with courtesy and respect.

Health care giving way to other issues

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (27) ◽  
pp. 18-19
Author(s):  
JANICE LONG
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Giving

Light Still Shines in the Darkness

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 266-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Karpf ◽  
J. Todd Ferguson ◽  
Robin Y. Swift
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Basic Care ◽  
The People ◽  
British Military ◽  
Health Care Models ◽  
Care Models

Health care is in crisis at the global, national, and local levels, with hundreds of millions living without basic care, or with insufficient care. Current health care models seem to have ignored, muted, or excluded the voices of the people they were intended to serve, resulting in health systems and care delivery models that do not respond to the needs of the people. This article describes a values-based approach to health and health care services in which the voices of the people are heard and listened to, and in which individuals and communities are informed participants in their own care. We draw parallels between contemporary concerns for decency in care giving to Florence Nightingale’s path-breaking work, first with the British military medical system and then Great Britain as a whole.

Religion and Spirituality in Family Medicine

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy P. Daaleman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Care Plan ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Structured Approach

There is awareness among contemporary family physicians of the intersection of religion and spirituality (R/S) and health care. The rigorous examination of R/S and health outcomes continues to be hampered by methodological challenges and the lack of plausible conceptual models. However one important area of investigation, and growing evidence base, can be found in the spiritual care provided at the end of life. In this clinical setting and other related contexts, a health services perspective provides a structured approach to both research and practice, particularly with contemporary movements to value-based health care. For physicians, the following clinical skills are the foundation to spiritual care: (1) empathy and attentiveness; (2) formulating a whole person care plan that is inclusive of spiritual factors; (3) including pastoral and other spiritual care specialists in the care plan, and; (4) identifying and addressing concordant and discordant beliefs and values when they arise.

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