Philip D Austin

Biographic Data

ID7239156
NAMEPhilip D Austin
GIVEN NAMESPhilip D
FAMILY NAMEAustin
SIGNATUREAUSTIN P D
ORCID0000-0002-4627-5873
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2016
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX1

  • Measuring Spirituality and Religiosity in Clinical Settings

    Open AccessPhilip Austin, Philip D Austin et al.ARTICLEReligions2018

    Aims: Numerous measures exist that assess dimensions of spirituality and religiosity in health, theological and social settings. In this review, we aim to identify and evaluate measures assessing factors relating to spirituality and religiosity in clinical settings. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases with search terms relating to spirituality, religiosity that also included well-being…

  • Spiritual care training is needed for clinical and non-clinical staff to manage patients’ spiritual needs

    Philip Austin, Philip D Austin et al.ARTICLEJournal for the Study of…2017

    As health-care moves towards a more person-centred approach, spiritual care has become more important in patients’ care. Recent evidence shows positive associations between both recognizing and addressing patient spiritual needs and health outcomes. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional survey to determine levels in understanding of patients’ spiritual needs and spiritual care among clinical and non-clinical staff working with people with chronic …

  • New Zealand Nurses' Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual care

    Open AccessR Egan, Rebecca Llewellyn et al.ARTICLEReligions2017Cited by: 2References: 53

    This paper presents the qualitative findings from the first national survey of New Zealand nurses' views on spirituality and spiritual care. The importance of spirituality as a core aspect of holistic nursing care is gaining momentum. Little is currently known about New Zealand nurses' understandings, perceptions and experience of spirituality. Design: A descriptive online survey. Method: A random sample of 2000 individuals resident in New Zealan…

  • The Ability of Hospital Staff to Recognise and Meet Patients’ Spiritual Needs

    Philip D Austin, Roy Macleod et al.ARTICLEJournal for the Study of…2016

    Objectives: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey to determine the understanding of spirituality and spiritual care among clinical and non-clinical staff caring for people with chronic and terminal conditions. Background: As health care moves towards a more person-centred approach, spiritual care has become more important in patients’ care. Recent evidence shows positive associations between addressing patient spiritual needs and health o…

  • Death anxiety among New Zealanders

    Roy Macleod, Roderick MacLeod et al.ARTICLEMental Health Religion & Culture2016

    The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate attitudes of New Zealanders towards death and dying. We administered an online version of Collett–Lester Fear of Death Scale and Concerns About Dying Instrument subscales to a representative sample of the New Zealand population. In total, 1001 people responded to the survey. Women reported more anxiousness concerning their own death (p = .001) and dying at a young age (p > .001). Women also…