Lalani Nasreen, Duggleby Wendy, Olson Joanne
PhD Candidate, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Canada.
Professor; Associate Dean of Research; Nursing Research Chair in Aging and Quality of Life; Director of Innovations in Senior Care Research Unit, University of Alberta, Canada.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2018 Feb 2;24(2):80-91. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2018.24.2.80.
Family caregivers experience spiritual and existential concerns while caring for their terminally ill family members.
To evaluate and synthesise studies on spirituality among family caregivers in palliative care.
An integrative literature review of peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2016.
Participants were family caregivers (parents, spouses, relatives or friends) caring for an adult (age>18 years) family member with a terminal illness in a palliative care setting.
Data from 26 published research papers were systematically analysed. Five themes were identified regarding spirituality and family caregiving: a close and meaningful connection, spirituality as a way of coping, spiritual needs and expressions among family caregivers, spirituality to transcend fears, and spirituality in family caregivers' decision-making.
Nurses are encouraged to explore the spirituality and spiritual experiences of family caregivers to support their spiritual wellbeing while caring for their terminally ill family members.
家庭照顾者在照顾身患绝症的家庭成员时会经历精神和生存方面的担忧。
评估并综合有关姑息治疗中家庭照顾者精神层面的研究。
对2000年至2016年间发表的同行评审文章进行综合文献综述。
参与者为在姑息治疗环境中照顾身患绝症的成年(年龄>18岁)家庭成员的家庭照顾者(父母、配偶、亲属或朋友)。
对26篇已发表研究论文的数据进行了系统分析。确定了关于精神层面与家庭照顾的五个主题:紧密而有意义的联系、作为应对方式的精神层面、家庭照顾者的精神需求与表达、超越恐惧的精神层面以及家庭照顾者决策中的精神层面。
鼓励护士探索家庭照顾者的精神层面和精神体验,以便在照顾身患绝症的家庭成员时支持他们的精神健康。