Year :
2018
| Month :
January
| Volume :
12
| Issue :
1
| Page :
LC05 - LC08
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Spiritual Self-care in Iranian People: A Qualitative Study using a Phenomenological Approach
Published: January 1, 2018 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2018/25106.11141
Leili Mosalanejad, Mehdi Dastpak, Saeed Abdollahifard, Rahim Pendar
1. Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
2. Postgraduate Student, Department of Foreign Language, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
3. Medical Student, Students’ Research Committe, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
4. MSc., Department of Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Leili Mosalanejad,
Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences,
Main Campus, Jahrom-84145, Fars, Iran.
E-mail: saedparsa2012@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction: There is a considerable amount of evidence concerning the existing links between religion, spirituality and health. Spirituality improves individual’s attitude towards environment and causes reduction in negative feeling and tension.
Aim: To evaluate the experience of individuals in relation to spiritual self-care, using phenomenological approach.
Materials and Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted with a phenomenological approach. A total of 47 ordinary people (including students, retired people, housewives, and unemployed people) were selected through purposive sampling technique. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and continued until data saturation. Lincoln and Guba criteria (including, credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability) was used to confirm the reliability of the data. Walcott thematic analysis method was used to analyse the data.
Results: Based on the analysis, results were placed in two main categories, including religious care and non religious care based on spirituality and four subcategories including religious compliance, respect for the rights and dignity, commitment to humanist and ethical behaviour and finding meaning and purpose in life.
Conclusion: The people take care of themselves by religious and non religious ways based on spirituality. Hence, attention to the religious needs is one of the key factors in their health promotion.
Keywords
Iran, Phenomenology, Qualitative study, Spiritual care
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2018/25106.11141
Date of Submission: Oct 28, 2016
Date of Peer Review: Jan 19, 2017
Date of Acceptance: Sep 06, 2017
Date of Publishing: Jan 01, 2018
FINANCIAL OR OTHER COMPETING INTERESTS: None.
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