Como June M
Faculty-Department of Nursing, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, 10301, USA.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2007 Sep-Oct;21(5):224-36. doi: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000287986.17344.02.
Spirituality and the expression of spirituality have received renewed interest in both nursing and nonnursing literature over the last 20 years. Scholars in spirituality studies have contributed to the wealth of both qualitative and quantitative data that exist. Spiritual practices that facilitate spiritual health are embedded within many nursing interventions. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of empirical and associated nursing literature on spiritual practices. Definitions of spirituality and spiritual health are included, and theoretical underpinnings of the empirical literature are discussed. Relation of spiritual practice as a health behavior is presented with implications for future research identified.
在过去20年里，灵性及灵性的表达在护理及非护理文献中重新受到关注。灵性研究领域的学者为现有的大量定性和定量数据做出了贡献。促进精神健康的灵性实践融入了许多护理干预措施中。本综述的目的是概述关于灵性实践的实证及相关护理文献。文中包括了灵性和精神健康的定义，并讨论了实证文献的理论基础。阐述了灵性实践作为一种健康行为的关系，并指出了对未来研究的启示。
