RT Article
T1 Mapping the road for a new spiritual care policy: Identifying barriers and enhancing factors for providing spiritual care to cardiac patients
JF Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
VO 28
IS 3
SP 184
OP 199
A1 Abu-El-Noor, Mysoon Khalil
A1 Abu-El-Noor, Nasser Ibrahim
LA English
PB Routledge
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/158385911X
AB This study is designed to explore barriers and solutions for providing spiritual care to hospitalized cardiac patients living in the Gaza Strip. A qualitative approach using a semi-structured interview format with 12 health care providers was used for data collection. Results revealed several barriers for providing spiritual care including inadequate preparation of staff, ambiguity of spirituality, lack of time, shortage of staff, policy barriers, and personal barriers. Participants suggested several strategies to overcome these barriers including policy innovation, organizational actions, educational and training preparation, and miscellaneous interventions.
K1 Barriers to spiritual care
K1 Gaza Strip
K1 Cardiac patients
K1 Policy
K1 Spiritual Care
DO 10.1080/15528030.2015.1085482