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Spirituality in Nursing and Health-Related Literature: A Concept Analysis

Sessanna, Loralee, Finnell, Deborah, Jezewski, Mary Ann·2007·Journal of Holistic Nursing
DOI 10.1177/0898010107303890
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Spirituality has become an increasingly popular concept among the nursing and health-related literature. The purpose for conducting this concept analysis, guided by Walker and Avant's methodology, was to (a) examine how spirituality has been used within the current body of nursing and health-related literature, (b) clarify the meaning of spirituality by discovering what this concept's current critical attributes/characteristics are, and (c) propose a definition of spirituality based on the concept analysis findings. A total of 90 references were reviewed, including 73 nursing and health-related references. Concept analysis findings revealed that spirituality was defined within four main themes in the nursing and health-related literature: (a) spirituality as religious systems of beliefs and values (spirituality = religion); (b) spirituality as life meaning, purpose, and connection with others; (c) spirituality as nonreligious systems of beliefs and values; and (d) spirituality as metaphysical or transcendental phenomena.

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Authors
Sessanna, L., Finnell, D., & Jezewski, M. A.
Affiliations
University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Holistic Nursing
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2007-12
Volume
25
Issue
4
Pages
252-262
ISSN
  • 0898-0101 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-5724
DOI
10.1177/0898010107303890
OpenAlex
W2055224796
Cited by
141
References
101
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Holistic Nursing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative and Oncologic Care
Keywords
spirituality, conceptual analysis, nursing literature, definition of spirituality, religion and spirituality, meaning of life, holistic nursing
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Holistic Health, Humans, Humanism, Nursing Theory, Philosophy, Nursing, Religion and Medicine, Nursing Research, Models, Nursing, Holistic Nursing, Nurse's Role, Spirituality

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