Spirituality and Meaning in Health Care

by Bouwer, J.; Ross, Helen-Anne

• ISBN13: 9789042920545
• ISBN10: 9042920548
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-15
• Publisher: Peeters Pub & Booksellers

Summary

In modern health care, humanity is at stake. The relationship between those seeking and those providing care increasingly takes place within the framework of technological or legislative issues. The whole human being needing care threatens to disappear from view. Yet there also is a counter movement demanding attention for the spiritual component: after all, spirituality and meaning are inherent facets in people's care. In this collection of essays, Spirituality and Meaning in Health Care is approached from various perspectives, including theological, philosophical, organisational, ethical, medical, nursing and legal. The contributions deal with the phenomenon of spirituality, interaction between care seeker and care giver, policy and quality, the spirituality of the professional, and the place of spirituality and meditation in supervision of people with cancer. This book provides stimulus for ongoing discussions on this important theme.

Table of Contents

Spirituality and Meaning in Health Care	p. 1
Analysis and Foundation
Spirituality in Care in the Interaction between Care Seeker and Caregiver	p. 11
Spirituality and Meaning in Health Care Perception and Policy	p. 29
Implementation
Spirituality of the Professional in Health Care	p. 47
Spirituality and Meaning in Care - Agenda Points for Care Institutions' Quality Policy	p. 65
Research
Questions of Life and Death in the Terminal Phase - Towards Quality Criteria for Spiritual Care in the Terminal Palliative Care from the Patient's Perspective	p. 85
Meditation as Spiritual Intervention for the Psychosocial Guidance of People with Cancer	p. 105
Epilogue: Spirituality and Meaning in Care - Agenda Items for a Continuing Discussion	p. 141
Appendices	p. 147
Personalia	p. 151
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