Engelsk titel: Dying patients need spiritual care
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Författare:
Nielsen R
Email: rh@nielsen.mail.dk
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 10
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 06043643
Sammanfattning
The article describes a study of how people experience being confronted by death. What spiritual needs arise and how can allowances be made for these?
The answer, and thus the conclusion of the study, is as follows:
When confronted with death, people experience that their image of themselves changes and that their identity is threatened. Values which engender meaning, the way they conduct themselves and their attitude to religion are challenged. Someone who is dying needs to maintain an image of self and to strengthen his/her identity, i.e. to be and become him/herself.
Allowance is chiefly made for this need by means of religious strategies, i.e. through prayer, faith and dialogue about things religious. Similarly, dignified body care and life history are great importance. Elbowroom, personal presence, the company and support of the staff and, not least, that the staff enquire of their own accord with regard to the spiritual dimension, help to make allowance for spiritual needs.
The study was based on qualitative interviews with 12 patients. These have been analysed phenomenologically/hermeneutically. The results can be enumerated in seven main themes: Life story, identity, religious affiliation, religious mastering, relating to time, self and God, meaning and the hospice as a setting and significance of the staff.