Spiritual Health Consulting Model for Health Promotion in Clients

rowth of 20-25% prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Iran compared to 21.5% in 2012 (1) damage to health, happiness, ability to perform activities of daily living (2) and caused 50% of psychosomatic disorders. So that 30% of people referred to health centers suffer from psycho-sociospiritual problems (1). The incorporation of the spiritual health dimension into the concept of health, introduced an important dimension, to health experts (3). “The Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development” and “Bangkok Charter “emphasized the spiritual dimension for health promotion recently (4). “The International Council of Nurses” finds nurses’ role in promotion of an atmosphere in which human rights, values, habits, and spiritual beliefs of people, families, and the society are respected (5,6). Regarding the health promotion approach that increases the level of communities and individuals health, nursing services are not limited to patients, the needs of all clients in different community are considered (7). Moreover, the emphasis on community-based healthcare and addressing patients’ beliefs for treatment necessitates the provision of health services in accordance with the values of individuals (8). Therefore, for followers of Abrahamic religions, spiritual health should be defined, considering the definition of heavenly soul (heart) from the unseen world and its capacities (9). Soul gives existence and has capable of perceiving, feeling, moving, reasoning, and willing (10). Perception is the essential component of the heart (soul) emotion and action originate from perception. The heart has been interpreted as the wisdom in some Hadith (11). Spiritual health is having a Sound Heart, which leads to eternal salvation and arises from faith (12). The effect of human’s mental states on functioning of the nervous G Abstract