In the Shadow of Death: Existential and Spiritual Concerns among Persons Receiving Palliative Care-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

In the Shadow of Death: Existential and Spiritual Concerns among Persons Receiving Palliative Care

Published:2014-03 Issue:1 Volume:68 Page:1-11
ISSN:1542-3050
Container-title:Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications
language:en
Short-container-title:J Pastoral Care Counsel

Author:

Asgeirsdottir Gudlaug Helga¹,Sigurbjörnsson Einar²,Traustadottir Rannveig³,Sigurdardottir Valgerdur⁴,Gunnarsdottir Sigridur⁵,Kelly Ewan⁶

Affiliation:

1. Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland Palliative Care Unit Landspitali-The National University Hospital Kopavogur, Iceland

2. Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland

3. Faculty of Social and Human Sciences University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland

4. Palliative Care Unit Landspitali-The National University Hospital Kopavogur, Iceland

5. Landspitali-The National University Hospital Reykjavik, Iceland Faculty of Nursing University of Iceland Reykjavik, Iceland

6. NHS Education for Scotland School of Divinity The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK

Abstract

This study explores existential and spiritual concerns from the perspective of people receiving palliative care. It examines the meaning of these concerns, their influence on people's lives and investigates the connections between them. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with ten persons. Findings reveal existential and spiritual aspects as interconnected and an integral part of the participants' everyday existence. It concludes with a call for a better understanding of these phenomena in the palliative care context.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/154230501406800104

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