Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
J Relig Health. 2021 Aug;60(4):2862-2877. doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01292-9. Epub 2021 May 24.
This paper aims to describe how healthcare providers perceived spirituality and spiritual care while caring for dying patients and their families in a hospice setting in Karachi, Pakistan. Using a qualitative interpretive description design, individual in-depth interviews were conducted among healthcare providers. Thematic analysis approach was used for data analysis. Spirituality and spiritual care were perceived as shared human connections, relating to each other, acts of compassion, showing mutual respect while maintaining dignity in care and empowering patients and families. Developing spiritual competency, self-awareness, training and education, and self-care strategies for healthcare providers are essential components promoting spiritual care in a hospice setting.
本文旨在描述在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的一家临终关怀机构中,医疗保健提供者如何在照顾临终患者及其家属时感知灵性和灵性关怀。采用定性解释性描述设计,对医疗保健提供者进行了个体深入访谈。使用主题分析方法进行数据分析。灵性和灵性关怀被视为共享的人类联系,相互关联,同情行为,在关怀中相互尊重并保持尊严,并赋予患者和家庭权力。为医疗保健提供者培养灵性能力、自我意识、培训和教育以及自我保健策略是在临终关怀环境中促进灵性关怀的重要组成部分。