Kim Van Der Weegen
Biographic Data
| ID | 205141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kim Van Der Weegen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kim |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Der Weegen |
| SIGNATURE | VAN DER WEEGEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Erasmus MC |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Practices of Ritualization in a Dutch Hospice Setting
In this article, we explore rituals and ritualized care practices in a hospice in the Netherlands. The research is guided by two research questions. First, we want to know what kind of rituals and ritualized care practices are taking place in the hospice. Second, we aim to understand these practices from a cultural perspective, i.e., to what cultural values do these practices refer? We distinguish five types of ritual: (1) care practices in the m…
Ritualization as Alternative Approach to the Spiritual Dimension of Palliative Care
The spiritual dimension is considered to be a central component of palliative care. However, healthcare professionals have difficulties incorporating the spiritual dimension into their everyday practice. We propose a new approach by looking beyond the mere functionality of care practices. Rituals and ritualized practices can serve to express and communicate meanings and values. This article explores how ritualized practices have the ability to op…
Universal classifications, national approaches and specific situations
This paper presents a comparative study on conceptualizations of the poorly understood nodding syndrome (NS) in Uganda and Tanzania. NS has been constructed as a biomedical category to serve global health discourse as well as national contexts of managing the condition. The paper looks into the shifting meanings and conceptualizations of NS in the affected areas of Kitgum (UG) and Mahenge (TZ) district. The perceived universality of biomedical cl…
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Ritualization as Alternative Approach to the Spiritual Dimension of Palliative Care
The spiritual dimension is considered to be a central component of palliative care. However, healthcare professionals have difficulties incorporating the spiritual dimension into their everyday practice. We propose a new approach by looking beyond the mere functionality of care practices. Rituals and ritualized practices can serve to express and communicate meanings and values. This article explores how ritualized practices have the ability to op…
Universal classifications, national approaches and specific situations
This paper presents a comparative study on conceptualizations of the poorly understood nodding syndrome (NS) in Uganda and Tanzania. NS has been constructed as a biomedical category to serve global health discourse as well as national contexts of managing the condition. The paper looks into the shifting meanings and conceptualizations of NS in the affected areas of Kitgum (UG) and Mahenge (TZ) district. The perceived universality of biomedical cl…
Practices of Ritualization in a Dutch Hospice Setting
In this article, we explore rituals and ritualized care practices in a hospice in the Netherlands. The research is guided by two research questions. First, we want to know what kind of rituals and ritualized care practices are taking place in the hospice. Second, we aim to understand these practices from a cultural perspective, i.e., to what cultural values do these practices refer? We distinguish five types of ritual: (1) care practices in the m…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)