Mapping the road for a new spiritual care policy
Identifying barriers and enhancing factors for providing spiritual care to cardiac patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21176413 |
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| Authors | Mysoon Khalil Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon Khalil Abu‐El‐Noor (0000-0002-7254-5857, Islamic University of Gaza, corresponding author), Nasser Abu-El-Noor (0000-0001-7991-6924, Islamic University of Gaza), Nasser Ibrahim Abu-El-Noor (0000-0002-4420-1491) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 184-199 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-8030 • E-ISSN: 1552-8049 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15528030.2015.1085482 |
| OpenAlex | W2341151981 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 31 |
This study is designed to explore barriers and solutions for providing spiritual care to hospitalized cardiac patients living in the Gaza Strip. A qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview format with 12 health care providers was used for data collection. Results revealed several barriers for providing spiritual care including inadequate preparation of staff, ambiguity of spirituality, lack of time, shortage of staff, policy barriers, and personal barriers. Participants suggested several strategies to overcome these barriers including policy innovation, organizational actions, educational and training preparation, and miscellaneous interventions
Alternative medicine · Ambiguity · Economic shortage · Health care · Political science · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Sociology · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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