Keywords
Citation
(2006), "Healthcare and Spirituality", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 19 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2006.06219cae.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Healthcare and Spirituality
Stephen P Kliewer and John SaultzRadcliffe Publishing2005ISBN 1 85775 841 2
Keywords: Integration, Communication
Healthcare and Spirituality is an introductory textbook which emphasises the need to integrate spiritual issues in the process of healthcare. It addresses the distance between patients and healthcare professionals by using a patient-centred, holistic approach knows as the “biophyschosocial model” or “contextual care”. It provides a framework to improve communication with patients and their families and adopts a systems based approach covering a wide range of caring environments. Healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, counsellors, therapists and others in caring professions will find this book invaluable, as will undergraduate healthcare students. It is also useful for religious or spiritual leaders and workers.
Contents include:
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Healing, cure and the whole person.
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Towards a model of integration.
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Exploring spirituality.
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The impact of spirituality.
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The culture of one.
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The objectives of integrating spirituality and medicine.
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First steps, gathering information.
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Spiritual assessment.
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Spiritual interventions.