ArticleBMC palliative care2023
Spiritual care from the perspective of family caregivers and nurses in palliative care: a qualitative study.
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- Providing Spiritual Care to Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery in Turkey: A Phenomenological Analysis of Nurses' Perspectives.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Exploring spirituality in palliative care services: an All-Ireland survey.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
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- A Conceptual Model for Strengthening Family Capabilities Through a Process of Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Supporting Family Caregivers of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia in Their Last Week of Life: A Survey Among Bereaved Family Caregivers.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Exploring Caring Motivation Barriers among Mothers of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2025Article
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- Spiritual Care[Givers] Competence in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring Influence of Spiritual Well-being on Caregiver Burden in Head-and-Neck Malignancy: A Cross-sectional Study.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe palliative care period not only affects patients but also family caregivers in many ways. Palliative care units are places where the spiritual needs of family caregivers become important. According to a holistic care approach, palliative care nurses should determine the spiritual needs of family caregivers and help meet these needs.
objectiveThis study aims at exploring nurses' and family caregivers' experiences of spiritual care.
methodsA phenomenological study was designed in this qualitative research. A total of 10 nurses working in palliative care and 11 family caregivers participated in the study. Nurses' experiences of delivering spiritual care and family caregivers' experiences of receiving spiritual care were examined through the in-depth interviewing method on a one-to-one basis. The data were examined using thematic analysis.
resultsFour main themes were obtained by the data analysis: (I) Impacts of being in a palliative care unit; (II) Coping methods; (III) Importance of spirituality and spiritual care; (IV) Spiritual care. The results were presented according to the COREQ criteria.
conclusionAlthough spiritual care is very necessary for family caregivers, it is not offered sufficiently due to nurse-and institution-related reasons. Palliative care nurses should determine the spiritual needs of family caregivers in line with the holistic care approach. Nurse managers should determine factors preventing nurses from offering spiritual care and create solutions for these factors. The lack of nurses' knowledge about spiritual care should be resolved by providing continuous training and therefore, nurses' competencies in spiritual care should be improved.
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