The importance of spiritual assessment when caring for older adults
The importance of spiritual assessment when caring for older adults
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DOI：
10.1017/s0144686x14001007
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Harrington, Ann
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作者：
Harrington, Ann
越来越多的文献记录了宗教信仰和精神信仰对人类健康的积极影响，特别是在那些正在衰老或被诊断为患有限制生命的疾病的人中。这些积极的影响为生活中的压力源提供了缓冲，例如与精神疾病、照顾者负担、药物滥用和战争造成的社会混乱有关的压力源。对所有年龄段的人来说，健康护理的一个重要方面是完成精神评估。本文探讨了灵性和精神评估的概念，在文献中有许多定义，并提供了来自神学、护理、社会工作和医学的评估工具的例子。
There is a growing body of literature documenting the positive effects of both religiousness and spirituality on human health, particularly among those who are ageing or diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. These positive effects provide buffers to life's stressors such as those associated with mental illness, care-giver burden, substance abuse and social disruption resulting from war. An important aspect of health care for individuals of all ages involves completion of a spiritual assessment. This paper explores the concept of spirituality and spiritual assessment, which has many definitions in the literature, and also provides examples of assessment tools from theology, nursing, social work and medicine.