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Luo Q, Liu F, Jiang Z, Zhang L. The chain mediating effect of spiritual well-being and anticipatory grief between benefit finding and meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer: Empirical research quantitative. Nurs Open 2024; 11:e2179. [PMID: 38943318 PMCID: PMC11213965 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.2179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/01/2024] Open
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AIM This study aimed to explore the chain mediating effect of spiritual well-being and anticipatory grief between benefit finding and meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. METHODS The research included 400 patients with advanced lung cancer who attended REDACTE from December 2022 to August 2023 as the research subjects. Data were collected using a questionnaire including socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being scale (FACIT-Sp-12), the Benefit Finding Scale (BFS), the Preparatory Grief in Advanced Cancer Patients Scale (PGAC), and the Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ). The structural equation model (SEM) was used to analyse the relationship between benefit finding, spiritual well-being, anticipatory grief and meaning in life. RESULTS There was a significant correlation between benefit finding, spiritual well-being, anticipatory grief, and meaning in life. Benefit finding could have a direct positive impact on meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer, but it could also indirectly affect meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer through three pathways: the mediating effect of spiritual well-being, the mediating effect of anticipatory grief and the chain mediating effect of spiritual well-being and anticipatory grief. Nursing staff should develop an integrated program of interventions to enhance the meaning in life of patients with advanced lung cancer.
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- Qingyue Luo
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical UniversityJinzhouLiaoning ProvinceChina
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical UniversityJinzhouLiaoning ProvinceChina
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical UniversityDalianLiaoning ProvinceChina
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical UniversityJinzhouLiaoning ProvinceChina
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Hamadeh RR, Abuelaish I, Yousufzai SJ, AlShammari YA, Ahmed YE, Jahrami HA. Knowledge and attitudes of medical students toward death: a cross-sectional comparative study between an Arab and a Western University. BMC Psychol 2024; 12:133. [PMID: 38459586 PMCID: PMC10924328 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01616-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cultural factors influence attitudes toward death, and gender disparities are evident. Prior studies show that medical students have limited knowledge about death and are uncomfortable with it. Moreover, there is limited research that has examined factors that influence medical students' knowledge and attitudes toward death. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the study were to compare cultural and gender differences in relation to knowledge and attitudes toward loss and grief and to screen for complicated grief among medical students at the Arabian Gulf University and the University of Toronto. METHODS A cross-sectional study was disseminated to medical students at both universities in 2022. The variables in the survey included four parts: demographic characteristics of the participants, religious observance, history of encountering loss of a loved one, grief following loss, attitude toward death, and learning about how to deal with grief and death during medical school. The brief grief questionnaire and the death attitude profile-revised scales were used. RESULTS The study sample consisted of 168 medical students, with 74.1% being female. Complicated grief scores were higher among Arabian Gulf University students (3.87 ± 2.39) than among University of Toronto students (2.00 ± 1.93) and were higher for participants with a higher degree of religious observance in both schools (p < 0.05). Death avoidance (p = 0.003), approach acceptance (p < 0.001), and escape acceptance (p = 0.038) domains were significantly higher among Arabian Gulf University students than among University of Toronto students. Almost three-quarters of University of Toronto students reported not being taught about grief, compared to 54% of Arabian Gulf University students. CONCLUSIONS Arabian Gulf University medical students scored higher on complicated grief, most likely due to cultural and religious factors. Females at both institutions as well as those who indicated a higher level of religious observance reported higher scores of complicated grief. The study highlights how cultural and religious beliefs influence medical students' attitudes toward death and bereavement. It provides valuable insight into the knowledge and attitudes of medical students toward loss.
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- Randah R Hamadeh
- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, P.O. Box: 26671, Bahrain.
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, P.O. Box: 26671, Bahrain
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, P.O. Box: 26671, Bahrain
- Government Hospitals, Manama, Bahrain
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Ortega-Galán ÁM, Fernández-Martínez E, Ibáñez-Masero O, Ortiz-Amo R, Gómez-Beltrán MDPA, Ruíz-Fernández MD. Attitudes of nursing students towards the legalization of euthanasia, end-of-life planning and the spiritual dimension: A quantitative study. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2023; 124:105770. [PMID: 36848698 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Law on Euthanasia was approved in Spain and implemented in the health system. Nursing students must position themselves with respect to euthanasia in their work in the near future. OBJECTIVES To know the attitudes of nursing students towards the legalization of euthanasia, its relationship with end-of-life planning, and the spiritual dimension. DESIGN A cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS Study carried out with students of the Nursing Degree at the Universities of Huelva and Almería in Spain from April to July 2021. METHODS Attitudes towards the final phase of life, Anxiety towards death, and Attitudes towards Euthanasia questionnaires were administered. Descriptive, inferential and logistic regression statistics were calculated to determine the relationship between attitudes towards euthanasia and sociodemographic variables, end-of-life planning, and the spiritual dimension. RESULTS 285 Nursing students with an average age of 23.58 years (SD = 8.19) participated. The scores on the attitude towards euthanasia were higher than the mean. While 70.5 % of the students were aware about advanced planning, only 2.5 % of them had made advanced plans. In religious practice and the spiritual dimension, the average score was high as they considered these elements to be of great support at the end of life. In terms of anxiety about death, the average score was significantly higher in women. Age, spiritual accompaniment and help, and the frequency with which spiritual beliefs are practiced are predictive factors for the attitude towards euthanasia. CONCLUSIONS Students have a positive vision of euthanasia while admitting anxiety about death. They emphasize advance planning and greater religious practice as supports for euthanasia. The need for curricular training related to moral deliberation and values that support euthanasia is clear.
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- Departament of Psychology, Area of Social Work and Social Service, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.
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- Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Medicine, University of Almeria, Almería, Spain; Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Providencia, Chile.
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Ortega-Galán ÁM, Cabrera-Troya J, Ibáñez-Masero O, Carmona-Rega MI, Ruiz-Fernández MD. Spiritual Dimension at the End of Life: A Phenomenological Study from the Caregiver's Perspective. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2020; 59:1510-1523. [PMID: 31468308 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00896-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The lives of healthy and sick people are structured according to a variety of conceptual matrices. One of these matrixes consists of philosophical, spiritual, and religious convictions, being this especially relevant in the process of the end of life. The objective of the study is to understand the meaning that individuals at the end of life and the relatives of such individuals award spiritual and/or religious beliefs through an examination of caregiver narratives. Multicentric study was developed that used a qualitative design and a phenomenological approach. The study was conducted in the autonomous community of Andalusia, specifically in the provinces of Almeria, Malaga, Seville, Granada, and Huelva. The selection method was purposive sampling. Caregivers who had lost a relative in a period between 2 months and 2 years previously and who were not in a process of pathological grieving were selected for inclusion in the study. The method involved five discussion groups and 41 in-depth interviews, with a total of 87 participants. A change of paradigms is necessary in which, among other elements, the focus of palliative care is centered on the ability to address these spiritual needs, and healthcare professionals are trained to assist in the provision of such care. Another important consideration is the inequality of spiritual supported provided by clergy from various religions. At least in the cultural context of the research, Catholic chaplains were the only institutional figures whose presence was assumed necessary by health organizations. However, the cultural and/or religious diversity in the autonomous community in which the study was conducted is increasingly broad and complex. It appears necessary to incorporate a variety of clergies in health units so that all patients may find support, whether in terms of companionship or celebration.
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- Department of Nursing, University of Huelva, C/Licenciado nº2, 1°C, 21007, Huelva, Spain
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Kent K, Jessup B, Marsh P, Barnett T, Ball M. A systematic review and quality appraisal of bereavement care practice guidelines. J Eval Clin Pract 2020; 26:852-862. [PMID: 31287214 DOI: 10.1111/jep.13225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bereavement care practice guidelines assist in delivering high-quality bereavement care. However, the quality of published guidelines is unknown. A systematic review was conducted to identify and evaluate the quality of the process used to develop bereavement care practice guidelines using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument. A keyword search was conducted in MEDLINE-Complete, CINAHL-Complete, Health-Source (Nursing/Academic Edition), Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and an internet search engine in October 2017. Sixteen guidelines with differing scope and purpose but similar core values were identified from the grey literature and then appraised at high quality (n = 1), moderate quality (n = 4), or low quality (n = 11). The domains "clarity of presentation" and "scope and purpose" achieved the highest scores (mean ± SD 71.0 ± 27.6% and 64.4 ± 37.5%, respectively), while "editorial independence" showed the lowest mean score (9.2 ± 13.3%). While few of the bereavement care practice guidelines met the AGREE II quality standards related to their development process, neither the quality of the content of each guideline nor the in-context application was assessed by the AGREE II instrument. Ongoing development of practice guidelines may benefit from consideration and application of the framework outlined in the AGREE II or similar appraisal instrument.
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- Katherine Kent
- Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Daniel T. Toxic Theology as a Contributing Factor in Complicated Mourning. THE JOURNAL OF PASTORAL CARE & COUNSELING : JPCC 2019; 73:196-204. [PMID: 31829126 DOI: 10.1177/1542305019858289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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As an educator and spiritual caregiver to the bereaved, I offer supportive companionship and spiritual healing tools for the grief journey. In this capacity, I have encountered certain theological mindsets that can disrupt psychological well-being, and in some cases lead to complicated mourning, depression and even illness. This paper explores these "toxic theologies" and their relationship to complicated mourning, while offering alternative perspectives and cosmologies that may be helpful in supporting grievers who face spiritual challenges.
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- Terri Daniel
- The San Francisco Theological Seminary, California, USA
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Alvarenga WDA, de Montigny F, Zeghiche S, Polita NB, Verdon C, Nascimento LC. Understanding the spirituality of parents following stillbirth: A qualitative meta-synthesis. DEATH STUDIES 2019; 45:420-436. [PMID: 31403372 DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1648336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This meta-synthesis aims to synthesize qualitative evidence from primary studies to better understand the experience of the spirituality of parents and its relationship to adapting following stillbirth. Five electronic databases were systematically searched and the quality of 21 eligible studies was critically appraised. A thematic synthesis revealed two analytical themes: (1) Spiritual suffering following stillbirth; (2) Moving through spirituality to adapt to the loss, each encompassing four descriptive themes. The findings can inform a more culturally and spiritually sensitive approach to care, taking into account the parents' beliefs, folk customs, religion, values, and spiritual needs.
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- Département des Sciences Infirmières, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
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- Département des Sciences Infirmières, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Maternal-Infant and Public Health Nursing, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Département des Sciences Infirmières, Universite du Quebec en Outaouais, St-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Maternal-Infant and Public Health Nursing, University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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