A study on the constructs of patient's spirituality of 16 hospice nurses

• Main Authors: Li-ching Shen, 沈麗靚
• Other Authors: Li-jung Chang
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/84136566989606238414

碩士 === 南華大學 === 生死學研究所 === 92 === 　　Hospice nurses’ personal constructs of patients’ spirituality are the “lens” nurses use to judge their patients’ spiritual well-beings. These constructs could also be indicative of nurses’ level spirituality. This study aimed to explore the dimensions and constructs of patients’ spirituality (COPS) of hospice nurses. Through the application of the Personal Construct Psychology and in-depth interview, constructs and dimensions of spirituality were explored. 　 　　Methods: We interviewed 16 hospice nurses using the triad methods developed by G. Kelley. Each nurse first identified 5 patients with salient spirituality status. Then, at each of 10 comparisons, 3 patients were listed for the nurse to divide into two groups. Difference between the two groups and reasons of such division were recorded as the COPS. 　 　　Results: A total of 341 constructs within 21 construct dimensions were found in the present research. An average of 13 constructs and 15 construct dimensions were provided. Religious affiliation/identification, quality of family support, the peacefulness of dying process, illness cognition, and personality are the constructs most often stated. Based on the construct “diversity” and “integration”, 16 hospice nurses were classified into one of the following four groups: “development”, “convergent”, “expansion”, and “transcend”. Implications of educational needs and spiritual care were discussed.