Life-Closing Spirituality and the Philosophic Assumptions of the Roy Adaptation Model

Secondary analysis of data from a previous study that referenced spirituality was coded, categorized, and grouped into themes. Life-closing spirituality for 44 (45.4%) of 97 total participants was shaped by a core theme ofbelieving that was central to dying persons. Believing was linked to six other...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nursing science quarterly 2004-10, Vol.17 (4), p.335-338
1. Verfasser: Dobratz, Marjorie C.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Secondary analysis of data from a previous study that referenced spirituality was coded, categorized, and grouped into themes. Life-closing spirituality for 44 (45.4%) of 97 total participants was shaped by a core theme ofbelieving that was central to dying persons. Believing was linked to six other themes: comforting, releasing, connecting, giving, reframing, and requesting. These themes supported the philosophic assumptions and principles of humanism and veritivity as defined in the Roy adaptation model.
ISSN:0894-3184
1552-7409
DOI:10.1177/0894318404268826