Open AccessIs The Spirituality Effective on Psychosocial Adjustment in Patients with Chronic Disease?
Author(s) -
Seher Çakmak,
Nesrın Nural
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of emerging trends in health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2547-8850
DOI - 10.18844/ijeths.v3i1.4209
Subject(s) - spirituality , psychosocial , affect (linguistics) , anxiety , disease , quality of life (healthcare) , social support , chronic disease , depression (economics) , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , communication , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Chronic diseases are an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Chronic diseases that seriously affect life affect the individual in physiological, psychological and social aspects. Individuals with chronic diseases may need spiritual support in adapting to the disease. In patients receiving spiritual support, depression and anxiety levels can be decreased and quality of life can be improved. The spiritual care that one of the basic elements of nursing care and among the basic requirements of an individual's can be omitted or implicit behind the physical requirements.
Keywords: Nurse, chronic disease, spirituality, psychosocial adjustment