SPIRITUALITY INTERVENTION AND OUTCOMES: CORNER STONE OF HOLISTIC NURSING PRACTICE
ABSTRACT: Holistic nursing
results in healing the whole person as human being that has interconnectedness
of body mind social cultural spiritual aspect.
Objective: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of Islamic
spirituality interventions on health outcomes in nursing.
Method: Databases searched for electronic journals and books that were
published since 1994 to 2010 were included.
Results: Spirituality intervention mainly composes of prayer, recitation
of the holy Qur’an, remembrance of Allah, fasting, charity, prophets’ methods,
and modified Islamic methods. Thirteen studies found that various outcomes have
been highlighted when applied in several areas of nursing, such as stimulating
baby’s cognitive ability in maternal nursing, promoting health during eating
halal food, fasting, abstinence of alcohol and tobacco consumption, performing
regular exercise, reducing anxiety, and pain in medical-surgical nursing. In
mental health nursing, six studies explored effects of prayer and religious
psychotherapy to enhance happiness and physical health and alleviate anxiety,
and depression. Three studies reported Islamic cognitive therapy to alleviate
the auditory hallucination, bereavement, and depression. In critical care
nursing, three studies employed reciting the holy Qur’an and talqin in end of
life care.
Conclusion: Although the literature is limited in the amount and quality
of spirituality interventions, some evidences have shown as integrative energy
in nursing practice to promote health and minimize some symptoms. Spirituality
interventions should be performed to acknowledge the high priority in holistic
nursing and support interventions.
Author: Mardiyono, Praneed
Songwathana, Wongchan Petpichetchian
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg110010
