Spiritual experiences of transcendence in patients with advanced cancer.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
; 32(2): 178-88, 2015 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Spirituality encompasses a wide range of meanings between holistic wellbeing and mysticism. We explored advanced cancer patients' spiritual experiences of transcendence.METHODS:
A total of 251 patients with advanced cancer were included and observed (participant observation) over 12 months by a psycho-oncologist/music-therapist. She recorded and documented patients' spontaneously expressed spiritual experiences during hospitalisation. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was applied.RESULTS:
135 patients communicated a spiritual experience, as expressed by altered body-awareness, less pain, less anxiety, higher acceptance of illness/death, new spiritual identity. Spiritual experiences were communicated by patients across different religious affiliations/attitudes. We identified types of spiritual experiences.CONCLUSION:
The occurrence of spiritual experiences seems to be frequent and associated with profound, powerful reactions. Our results indicate that experienced-based spiritual care may complement current needs-based approaches.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Espiritualidade
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
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