Spiritual comfort, spiritual support, and spiritual care: A simultaneous concept analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spirituality is a dimension of life and the human being that should be included in holistic healthcare. One major barrier often described by nurses on implementing spirituality in practice relates to perceiving the concept of spirituality as subjective and sharing confounding similarities with other concepts. In this sense, the concepts of spiritual comfort, spiritual care, and spiritual support may require more distinct theoretical definitions aimed at clear and effective nursing interventions within spiritual care.

Aim

To provide a definition of spiritual comfort, spiritual support, and spiritual care.

Methods

Simultaneous concept analysis (SCA) of three concepts according to Haase et al., which is grounded on Rodgers' evolutionary view. The method was ba

SUBMITTER: Tavares AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099816 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature