Open AccessSpiritual Needs Assessment in Post-Secular Contexts: An Integrative Review of Questionnaires
Author(s) -
Ricko Damberg Nissen,
Erik Falkø,
Tobias Kvist Stripp,
Niels Christian Hvidt
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of environmental research and public health/international journal of environmental research and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 113
eISSN - 1661-7827
pISSN - 1660-4601
DOI - 10.3390/ijerph182412898
Subject(s) - health care , perspective (graphical) , psychology , vernacular , sociology , spiritual care , relation (database) , spirituality , medicine , alternative medicine , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , database , artificial intelligence , computer science
Research across healthcare contexts has shown that, if provided appropriately, spiritual care can be of significant benefit to patients. It can be challenging, however, to incorporate spiritual care in daily practice, not least in post-secular, culturally entwined, and pluralist contexts. The aim of this integrative review was to locate, evaluate and discuss spiritual-needs questionnaires from the post-secular perspective in relation to their applicability in secular healthcare. Eleven questionnaires were evaluated and discussed with a focus on religious/spiritual (RS) wording, local culturally entwined and pluralist contexts, and on whether a consensual understanding between patient and healthcare professional could be expected through RS wording. By highlighting some factors involved in implementing a spiritual-needs questionnaire in diverse cultural and vernacular contexts, this article can assist by providing a general guideline. This article offers an approach to the international exchange and implementation of knowledge, experiences, and best practice in relation to the use of spiritual needs-assessment questionnaires in post-secular contexts.