Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
1
Spirituality in Health and Wellness
1
Spirituality matters in health and wellness because it can impact the mood, attitude, psychology and overall improvement of the patients treatment and provide support for the patients healing (Craigie, 2010).
2
The categories of empirical evidence about spirituality-health connections include cross-sectional studies, longitudinal studies, meta-analytic reviews, and many others (Craigie, 2010). My perspectives on these categories are that each one offers a different type of evidence for how spirituality can impact a patients mental and physical health. Longitudinal studies, for example, look at the longer term affect. Meta-analytic reviews look at what all the available or relevant literature says about the topic. I believe that each type of research study is important, whether qualitative or quantitative, because each provides a perspective on the evidence and allows for the communication of understanding and learning to take place. My own related experience with these categories is that each can be quite convincing in their own ways, and I do not prefer one over another but rather value them each independently.
3
Spirituality impacts choices in health behaviors and coping in different ways. Sometimes religious beliefs prevent people from obtaining careas in the case of Christian Scientists or Jehovahs Witnesses. Other times, spirituality facilitates the care process. As Craigie (2010) points out, spirituality can help people break addictions and overcome habits that are leading them towards a poor mental and physical health state.
4
Spirituality can bring about positivity and keep people hopeful and help in the healing process. That is why spirituality in health is important, ultimatelyit is a way for the patient to communicate his or her beliefs and take part in and ownership of the process of healing.
References
Craigie, F. (2010). Positive spirituality in healthcare. Minneapolis, MN: Mill City
Press.
Health and Social Sciences Grade Course Health, Well Being and Social Care in UK Sociological Perspective of Health and Well Being in UK Psychological Perspective of Health and Well Being in UK Psycho-Social Needs of Service Users in UK Health and Social Sciences This report casts light upon the various aspects of physical and mental health of people living in United Kingdom. The selected sample chosen for this study belongs to the settings of people who do
Health Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm Healing Hospital Healing Hospital: A Daring Paradigm A working definition of a healing hospital is a place or rather a holistic and integrated environment where "Healing will take place more quickly, thoroughly, and meaningfully" with the entire staff ".... charged with the promotion of healing by creating an overall healing environment" ( Jacobs, 2009). In essence therefore the healing hospital differs from the conventional hospital in that it
Spirituality is often equated with religiosity and then fundamentally neglected in medical care, as a result of the perceived need to limit potential sensitive and personal discussion, especially with regard to differences of opinion regarding beliefs and practices between all individuals involved. (Tanyi, 2006) Yet, religion and religious beliefs are only a very small part of spirituality and there are a number of nursing interventions that have little if nothing
Spirituality and Its Affects on Wellness During the past few years, spirituality and its affects on health have received a great deal of attention. The media often reports stories concerning prayer and meditation practices that appear to have positive results for many individuals with diseases and/or disabilities. Recent medical studies indicate that people who are spiritual tend to exhibit fewer self-destructive behaviors and stress, and seem to have a greater total
Spirituality Positively Affects Those With Terminal Illness Medicine and the dimension of spirituality were before bounded apart from each other in terms of belief, specifically in the field of science. As a universal practice, the field of medicine functions as a single dimension, focusing on the medical model of seeking the causes and solutions from scientific perspectives. Until recently, however, many patients of terminal illnesses such as cancer and heart disease
Health Care -- Introduction of Evaluation Plan: Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Services The Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Services (LADMH) is the largest mental health department in the United States. Treating more than 250,000 patients of all ages every year, LADMH stresses the importance of community for adequately addressing mental health issues. Furthermore, in order to serve its stated mission of enriching lives through partnership with the community, the