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Defining spirituality in healthcare: a systematic review and conceptual framework.
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Objective: To investigate the definitions of spirituality in the healthcare field, identifying its main dimensions and proposing a framework that operationalizes the understanding of this concept. Methods: This is a systematic review following the PRISMA guideline (PROSPERO: CRD42021262091), searching for spirituality definitions published in scientific journals. Searches were carried out in PubMed (all articles listed up to October 2020) and in the reference lists of the articles found in the database, followed by selection under specific eligibility criteria. Results: From a total of 493 articles, 166 were included in the final analysis, showing that there is a large body of scientific literature proposing and analyzing spirituality definitions. In these articles, 24 spirituality dimensions were found, most commonly related to the connectedness and meaning of life. Spirituality was presented as a human and individual aspect. These findings led us to construct a framework that represents spirituality as a quantifiable construct. Conclusions: Understanding spirituality is an important aspect for healthcare research and clinical practice. This proposed framework may help to better understand the complexity of this topic, where advances are desirable, given the relevance it has acquired for integral health care.
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This systematic review analyzed 166 spirituality definitions in healthcare and identified 24 dimensions, most commonly connection/relation and meaning/purpose. It proposes a three-axis framework to operationalize spirituality as a quantifiable construct for research and clinical practice.
Key findings
- From 493 screened articles, 166 were included in the final analysis, and 24 spirituality dimensions were identified.
- The most frequent dimensions were connection/relation (53.01%), meaning/purpose (51.80%), divine/God/higher power (39.75%), transcendence/immaterial (38.55%), others/community relationship (37.95%), beliefs (29.51%), self connection (25.90%), nature connection (24.09%), and values (23.49%).
- Spirituality was presented as a human and individual aspect; the framework organizes dimensions into three axes: beliefs, practices, and experiences that promote connection; possible connected aspects such as sacred, life after death, spiritual beings, divine/God, self, community, nature, and art; and outcomes such as values, personal growth, meaning, purpose, well-being, support, and inner peace.
- The authors conclude spirituality is a human individual, dynamic characteristic expressed through beliefs, practices, and experiences in the search for connection with something that promotes meaning and personal growth.
Methods
- Systematic review following PRISMA, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42021262091), searching PubMed up to October 1, 2020, with the Boolean expression “spirituality [title] AND (concept OR definition)” plus reference-list scanning.
- Eligibility included articles addressing the meaning, concept, or definition of spirituality in healthcare; no language or date restrictions were applied. Selection proceeded through title/abstract screening, full-text reading, and dimension analysis.
- Definitions were analyzed for repeated terms/expressions to identify dimensions; each use was scored, percentages were calculated with 166 definitions as 100%, and terms appearing in fewer than 3 definitions (less than 2%) were excluded. The results were used to construct a framework.
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- The paper states that only PubMed was included, the Boolean search was narrow, and most articles were from the United States in English, creating possible Anglo-Saxon, Western, and Judeo-Christian bias.
- The paper states the framework is newly proposed and still lacks validation by other studies; credibility of included references was assessed by full-text reading and citation counts, and funders’ roles were not evaluated.
- The paper states insufficient consideration was given to how definitions were developed (conceptual versus empirical approaches), and further research is needed on language and multicultural representativeness.
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“as a dynamic process (4.81%)”
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“It could be felt as a power or inner energy (13.85%)”
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“Power, force, inner energy | 13.85%”
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“Most of the publications considered spirituality as a “connection” or “relation” (53.01%)”
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“Connection/Relation | 53001%”
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“revealing a clear lack of consensus on the understanding of what spirituality is”
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“there is no clear consensus about its definition”
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“development of peace and well-being feelings (15.06%)”
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“Peace/well-being | 15.06%”
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“as a life after death belief and attribute (1.80%)”
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“Life after death | 1.80%”
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“in relation to something transcendent (38.55%)”
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“Transcendence/immaterial | 38.55%”
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“as a subjective, individual, and particular aspect (19.87%)”
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“Individual/personal | 19.87%”
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“24 spirituality dimensions were found (Table 3)”
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“In these articles, 24 spirituality dimensions were found”
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“The most cited reference from an article included in our review comes from Hill and Pargament (2003)”
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“patients want their doctors to address spirituality and most doctors and nurses consider important to integrate this aspect into their practice (Baetz et al., 2004).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Introduction
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In “Beliefs and Practices of Psychiatrists and Patients” (page unavailable), 53% of patients said it was important to have spirituality or religion addressed in treatment. The paper surveyed psychiatrists, not nurses, and found that 47% of psychiatrists said spirituality or religion often or always has a role in psychiatric care. It therefore does not support the claim that most doctors and nurses consider integration important. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“Immanence | 5.42%”
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“However, due to the lack of consensus on the term and the existing cultural gaps, we propose a new spirituality framework, based on a systematic review of the literature”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Conclusion
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“We present a spirituality framework proposition (Figure 2) that organizes all the dimensions found, except “human aspect,” “individual aspect,” “dynamic process,” and “necessity” because they can be understood as dimensions about the general spirituality nature, permeating all axes and cannot be dissociated and allocated to a single axis or dimension.”
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“The first axis (upper white section) is composed of beliefs, practices, and experiences that promote connection.”
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“The third axis (lower gray section) refers to the development of values, personal growth, and sensations of meaning, purpose in life, well-being, support, and inner peace through connection with something that can affect the behavior of the individual.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
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“Although there are some frameworks proposals on the concept of spirituality as seen above, there are still many aspects of this concept that remain unaddressed, indicating the need for a new, more comprehensive approach that may fit into the diverse cultural and religious contexts discussed in this research.”
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“In the second axis (middle dark gray section) are the possible aspects that can be connected through spiritual beliefs, practices, or experiences. They are classified as:”
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“To our knowledge, this is the first study that systematically evaluated the most important and highly cited spirituality definitions under the healthcare field, instead of focusing on one specific area such as nursing or palliative care.”
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“Broader definitions tend to consider spirituality as experiences of connection with nature, social relations, and art, while narrower definitions place spirituality in a more theistic approach”
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“From our results, we recognize that spirituality and religiosity are related and overlapping, varying according to the cultural context and to the dynamic quality of the spirituality itself.”
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“Historically, the term spirituality was used to describe the practices of people who dedicated their lives into religious services or exemplify the teachings of their faith traditions (Koenig, 2008).”
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“Spirituality is a broad and complex concept which varies its understanding according to different cultural, religious and academic backgrounds (i.e., religious persons, scientists, or lay persons; Koenig, 2008; la Cour and Götke, 2012).”
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“there is a remarkable debate regarding the most accurate meaning, and regarding the possibility of having a single universal consensual definition for this concept (Peng-Keller, 2019).”
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- Not checked yetcites Peng-Keller, 2019 source
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“Terms that did not appear in at least 3 definitions were excluded, as they corresponded to less than 2% appearance in the definitions.”
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“This is a systematic review based on the PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses (Page et al., 2021).”
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- Not checked yetcites Page et al., 2021 source
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“After identifying all dimensions, from all selected definitions, a second author looked up into each definition in order to confirm and unify all chosen dimensions.”
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“The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO international prospective registry of systematic reviews (registration number: CRD42021262091).”
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“We present a spirituality framework proposition (Figure 2) that organizes all the dimensions found, except “human aspect,” “individual aspect,” “dynamic process,” and “necessity” because they can be understood as dimensions about the general spirituality nature, permeating all axes and cannot be dissociated and allocated to a single axis or dimension.”
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“Seventh, we gave insufficient consideration to the manner in which the definitions of spirituality were developed (e.g., conceptual versus empirical approaches to definition and measurement) and it should be considered in further research.”
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“The experiences compose the subjective aspect, based on the individual perception of the presence of elements of interaction with the connecting object of spirituality, going beyond the bond through the intellect.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences
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“in which spirituality (1) is a human individual, dynamic characteristic;”
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“This perception is a concern for some religious faiths, to enhance this feeling that can be called “spiritual well-being” (Moberg, 1984).”
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“We believe that the identification of these dimensions can help researchers and health professionals to map how individuals understand and express their spirituality, making it operational.”
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“Third, there is a low multicultural representativeness because most of the articles were from the United States, in English, showing a possible bias of an Anglo-Saxon, Western, and Judeo-Christian culture, which may have impacted the definitions presented in the articles.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
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“and (3) leads to the development of values and positive inner feelings.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Conclusion
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“While for the social sciences there is no major concerns for the lack of an universal definition of spirituality, medical and health-related sciences need a structure and relative consensus, since most instruments attempt to quantify its intangible construct in order to evaluate its impact and propose health-related interventions (Macdonald and Friedman, 2002; Hill and Pargament, 2008).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Introduction
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“Based on learning theories, when content is exposed interconnecting the verbal and the visual, it facilitates the construction of connections, relationships, and understanding in the cognitive structure (Peer et al., 2021).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
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“Research over the last decades has been growing substantially in the field of “Spirituality and Health,” showing a significant influence of spiritual and religious beliefs on both mental and physical health outcomes (Damiano et al., 2016)”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Introduction
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- Not checked yetcites Damiano et al., 2016 source
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In the paper
“Spirituality can be analyzed through multiple dimensions, which identification may clarify how individuals interact with their spirituality, and which aspects greater impact more on health and treatment (Lunder et al., 2011; MacDonald et al., 2015).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
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“Forth, although English is the main language in the scientific literature, the constructs of this framework need to be made for other languages that have large worldwide representation, since the contents described here may not apply to the linguistic variety in countries like India and China, for example.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
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In the paper
“The framework was designed as a didactic scheme, presenting the dimensions as a non-hierarchical and non-static construction, which flow according to individual’s context and experiences.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
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In the paper
“Some religious/spiritual beliefs are, for example, the existence of a higher, transcendent power or the continuity of life after death.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Banks-Wallace and Parks, 2004
- Not checked yetcites Markani et al., 2013 source
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In the paper
“This process is related to improving patients’ outcomes, manages chronic pain, or deals with a diagnostic as cancer (Breitbart, 2002; Vachon, 2008; Dedeli and Kaptan, 2013; Weber and Pargament, 2014; Bernard et al., 2017).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Interpretation of Life: Meaning and Purpose
What the sources say
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“Fifth, this framework is herein newly proposed, and thus, it still lacks a validation by other studies.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
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In the paper
“Another important point is that funders role on the manuscripts was not evaluated, posing risks of bias for the adopted definitions of each article.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
plainconditional- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“Spirituality is generally related to diminished numbers of substance use, suicidal attempts and depression prevalence, less hospitalization, better coping with disease, better treatment adherence, and lower mortality rates (Moreira-Almeida et al., 2006; Guimarães and Avezum, 2007; Lucchetti et al., 2011).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Moreira-Almeida et al., 2006 source
- Not checked yetcites Guimarães and Avezum, 2007
- Not checked yetcites Lucchetti et al., 2011
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In the paper
“Sixth, the credibility of the included references was assessed by authors reading the full text of each article, as well as assessing the usual scientometric parameters, i.e., number of citations, which could be considered another limitation.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
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In the paper
“several barriers limit addressing R/S, including the lack of training by health professionals and the lack of clear defined concepts (Best et al., 2015; Menegatti-Chequini et al., 2019).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Introduction
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In the paper
“Individuality as a dimension of spirituality emphasizes the importance of looking at each person and their subjective experience, pointing to the person-centered care whose goal is a meaningful life”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Spirituality as an Intrinsic Component of Human Beings
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In the paper
“The definitions of spirituality are multifactorial, including religious heritage, culture, generation, and nationality (Gall et al., 2011).”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Gall et al., 2011 source
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In the paper
“Practices correspond to the dimension of behavior, being social or individual, public or private, that requires the engagement of the individual to perform activities such as meditating, praying, or going to meetings of the group that shares his/her spiritual/religious beliefs.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences
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In the paper
“It can be understood as a spirituality starter point.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“In this sense, what we herein propose is a common ground where elements of different components of spirituality, which are not usually associated, can be understood in a coherent scenario, helping researchers to better design and comprehend their findings, as well readers to build a common ground of knowledge.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Conclusion
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In the paper
“Spirituality can be considered a source of coping to handle crisis and stressful moments, and related to positive meanings in face of challenges, such as in health problems.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Interpretation of Life: Meaning and Purpose
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In the paper
“First, we only included one database and, for this reason, articles indexed only in other databases were not included; PubMed was chosen because this is a medical database and the definitions of spirituality included in these articles were more likely to be related to healthcare.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
hedgedcorrelational- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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- Rests on an assumption: Definitions of spirituality in articles indexed in PubMed are more likely to be related to healthcare.
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In the paper
“Beliefs can be considered as the cognitive dimension of spirituality, an affirmation of something considered real, which varies according to the culture.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences
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In the paper
“First, we only included one database and, for this reason, articles indexed only in other databases were not included; PubMed was chosen because this is a medical database and the definitions of spirituality included in these articles were more likely to be related to healthcare.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Limitations
plaindirect- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
““Meaning” as a dimension of spirituality may exist in religious or non-religious individuals, pointing to an universal characteristic that can be used to assess the patient’s spirituality”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Interpretation of Life: Meaning and Purpose
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In the paper
“Even though spirituality can be understood as a characteristic common to all humans, it is a particular expression of each one.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Spirituality as an Intrinsic Component of Human Beings
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In the paper
“(2) is expressed through beliefs, practices, and experiences in the search for connection with something that promotes meaning and personal growth;”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Conclusion
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In the paper
“Spirituality identified as a plural construct in a visual structure organization can guarantee an understanding of the complexity of this phenomenon.”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Proposed Framework for Spirituality in Healthcare
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The paper relies on this without support.
The field of spirituality has considerably changed in recent decades with a large number of publications and ongoing research.
“in the last decades, the field of spirituality has considerably changed with a large number of publications and ongoing researches.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Several articles were published with new definitions and concepts.
“Likewise, several articles were published with new definitions and concepts.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Definitions of spirituality in articles indexed in PubMed are more likely to be related to healthcare.
“PubMed was chosen because this is a medical database and the definitions of spirituality included in these articles were more likely to be related to healthcare.”
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“However, its role is complex and multifaceted; spirituality is not a monolithic construct, and different spiritual practices may exert distinct psychological and neurobiological effects (de Brito Sena et al., 2021; Lucchetti and Lucchetti, 2014).”
From From use to abuse: psychological, neurobiological, and spiritual pathways in relational harm and recovery (2026) · cites this paper as de Brito Sena et al., 2021
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“Within this context, spirituality has increasingly been recognized as a potential pathway for healing and recovery.”
From From use to abuse: psychological, neurobiological, and spiritual pathways in relational harm and recovery (2026) · cites this paper as de Brito Sena et al., 2021
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§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Results > Study Selection and Characteristics
“| Connection/Relation | 53001% |”
§ Defining Spirituality in Healthcare: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework > Discussion > Connection: Narrower or Broader
“Connection (or relationship) could be considered as a central aspect of spirituality, as found in 88 definitions (53.01%).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- de Brito Sena, M. A., Damiano, R. F., Lucchetti, G., & Peres, M. F. P.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (BR)
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2021-11-18
- Volume
- 12
- Pages
- 756080-756080
- ISSN
- 1664-1078 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8637184
- OpenAlex
- W3211526039
- Semantic Scholar
- 74b0ceec94fd320fc75546da428b44ea959962d1
- Cited by
- 238
- References
- 78
- Citations by year
- 2026: 71 · 2025: 84 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 11
- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Keywords
- spirituality, health care, definitions of spirituality, conceptual framework, connectedness, meaning of life, comprehensive care
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