Rumbold Bruce D
Palliative Care Unit, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC.
Med J Aust. 2007 May 21;186(S10):S60-2. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01044.x.
The recent surge of interest in links between spirituality and health has generated many assessment approaches that seek to identify spiritual need and suggest strategic responses for health care practitioners. The interpretations of spirituality made within health frameworks do not do justice to the way spirituality is understood in society in general. Spiritual assessment should not impose a view or definition of spirituality, but should seek to elicit the thoughts, memories and experiences that give coherence to a person's life. Spiritual assessment tools should not be used without adequate exploration of the assumptions made. Assessment processes need to be adequately conceptualised and practically relevant.
最近对精神性与健康之间联系的兴趣激增，催生了许多评估方法，这些方法旨在识别精神需求，并为医疗从业者提出战略应对措施。在健康框架内对精神性的解释并不能公正地体现社会普遍对精神性的理解方式。精神评估不应强加对精神性的观点或定义，而应设法引出那些赋予一个人生活连贯性的思想、记忆和经历。在未充分探究所做假设的情况下，不应使用精神评估工具。评估过程需要有充分的概念化且具有实际相关性。
