What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients: a qualitative study
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What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients : a qualitative study. / Appleby, Alistair; Swinton, John; Wilson, Philip.
In: BJGP open, Vol. 2, No. 2, 18X101469, 2018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients
T2 - a qualitative study
AU - Appleby, Alistair
AU - Swinton, John
AU - Wilson, Philip
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Background: Little is known about how the concept of spirituality is understood and applied by GPs.Aim: To provide a detailed description of how GPs understand the concept of spirituality and apply this with patients.Design & setting: Nineteen Scottish GPs were interviewed about their perceptions of the concept of spirituality and how they apply this in practice.Method: An approach informed by grounded theory was used to identify and summarise common themes.Results: Seven concepts concerning spirituality emerged, some of which are previously unrecognised. Four attitudes to spiritual care and four patterns of spiritual care were identified.Conclusion: GPs have varying views on what spirituality is, and these relate partly to individual beliefs and experiences. These create considerable variation in the delivery of spiritual care.
AB - Background: Little is known about how the concept of spirituality is understood and applied by GPs.Aim: To provide a detailed description of how GPs understand the concept of spirituality and apply this with patients.Design & setting: Nineteen Scottish GPs were interviewed about their perceptions of the concept of spirituality and how they apply this in practice.Method: An approach informed by grounded theory was used to identify and summarise common themes.Results: Seven concepts concerning spirituality emerged, some of which are previously unrecognised. Four attitudes to spiritual care and four patterns of spiritual care were identified.Conclusion: GPs have varying views on what spirituality is, and these relate partly to individual beliefs and experiences. These create considerable variation in the delivery of spiritual care.
U2 - 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469
DO - 10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 30564713
VL - 2
JO - BJGP open
JF - BJGP open
SN - 2398-3795
IS - 2
M1 - 18X101469
ER -
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