A disciplined approach to spiritual care giving for adults living with cystic fibrosis.
Adults living with cystic fibrosis are less likely than other pulmonary patients to describe themselves as religious, to attend worship services regularly, to use god language, to describe their spiritual life, and in general, to give any obvious, outward indications of their spiritual strength, concerns, and depth. And yet, they have consistently demonstrated in chaplain-patient encounters an awareness of the function and importance of their spirituality in relation to life choices, coping with illness, facing mortality, and expressing life meaning, beliefs, and values. A disciplined approach by chaplains is a key component to engaging these patients so that each person's unique spiritual story unfolds. Results from The Discipline demonstrate how adults with cystic fibrosis are different in their expression and approach to spirituality from other pulmonary patients.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital Spiritual Care Services, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. clp1840@bjcmail.org
D000328:Adult; D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000523:psychology*; D008602:Mental Healing / Q000523:psychology*; D008923:Missouri; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations