Spirituality - based palliative care in cancer patients’ point of view nurses: qualitative study
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 5 No. 17 (1392),
24 Esfand 2014
,
Page 141-165
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v5i17.5799
Abstract
Introduction: Palliative care concept is one of the most important concepts in cancer nursing and cancer patients require palliative care. Also, spirituality has an important role in caring of these patients. The purpose of this study was identifying viewpoints of nurses regarding spirituality- based palliative care in cancer patients.
Method: This study done with qualitative approach and using content analysis method. In this study, 14 nurses were selected through purposive sampling and face- to- face interviewed with semi structured interview. After data collection, all interviews were transcribed and reviewed and categories extracted. At first, similarity in meanings were reviewed and based on centralization arranged in a sub- category. Then with reviewing again relevant sub- categories arranged in a category.
Results: In general, original categories in the spirituality- based palliative care in cancer patients encompass; promotion of spirituality wellbeing and spirituality management. Promotion of spirituality wellbeing has 2 sub - categories consist of religious strategies promotion and protection of spiritual values and believes. Also, spirituality management has 2 sub- categories consist of trying to connect patient with god and spirituality support.
Conclusions: Content analysis of spirituality- based palliative care in cancer patients revealed the required conditions for this type of caring in cancer based on perception of nurses. The results of this study suggest that point of view nurses, promotion of spirituality wellbeing and spirituality management has important role in spirituality - based palliative care in cancer. The findings of this study will give nurses a greater knowledge about spirituality- based palliative care in cancer patients, lead to a better understanding of the spiritual needs of these patients, and ultimately help improve the nursing practice.
- Cancer, Spirituality, Nurse, Palliative Care
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