Tuck Inez
School of Nursing, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
West J Nurs Res. 2012 Oct;34(6):712-35. doi: 10.1177/0193945911433891. Epub 2012 Feb 6.
Although there is a growing interest in the topic of spirituality, there are few reports of spiritual interventions and limited empirical data to support their effectiveness. As health care practices become increasingly evidence based, the reliance on empirical data is critical. This article describes the spiritual intervention developed by the author and documents the testing of its effectiveness with clinical and nonclinical populations. The findings from a series of studies have been mixed. Preliminary studies reported that the intervention positively influenced patients' outcomes, including overall quality of life and reduced selected stress responses. Significant positive trends were found that supported the potential effectiveness of the intervention for a variety of populations and clinical settings. However, subsequent testing in clinical trials indicated limited effect of the intervention although there were several noteworthy findings. The author discusses the implications of these findings for future investigations.
尽管人们对灵性这一话题的兴趣日益浓厚，但关于灵性干预的报告却很少，支持其有效性的实证数据也很有限。随着医疗保健实践越来越以证据为基础，对实证数据的依赖至关重要。本文描述了作者开发的灵性干预措施，并记录了其在临床和非临床人群中有效性的测试情况。一系列研究的结果不一。初步研究报告称，该干预措施对患者的预后有积极影响，包括总体生活质量和减轻特定的应激反应。发现了显著的积极趋势，支持了该干预措施对各种人群和临床环境的潜在有效性。然而，随后在临床试验中的测试表明，尽管有一些值得注意的发现，但该干预措施的效果有限。作者讨论了这些发现对未来研究的启示。
