TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing the spiritual domain in a plural society
T2 - What is the best mode of integrating spiritual care into healthcare?
AU - Liefbroer, A.I.
AU - Ganzevoort, R.R.
AU - Olsman, E.
N1 - © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
PY - 2019/6/3
Y1 - 2019/6/3
N2 - This study aims to rethink the integration of spiritual care into healthcare in spiritually plural societies. Based on a systematic review of the theoretical literature, we analysed 74 studies and distinguish four positions regarding the integration of spiritual care into healthcare: generalist-particularists who see the spiritual domain as a field to be addressed by all professional caregivers and in which caregivers’ own spiritual orientations play a vital role; generalist-universalists who advocate for all caregivers to provide spiritual care regardless of their spiritual orientations; specialist-particularists who argue that experts should address the spiritual domain in light of their own spiritual orientations; and specialist-universalists who call for experts to provide spiritual care regardless of their spiritual orientations. We argue that these four positions give different weight to the professional, personal, and confessional roles of the spiritual caregiver. Acknowledging these positions is a prerequisite for future scenarios of integrating spiritual care into healthcare.
AB - This study aims to rethink the integration of spiritual care into healthcare in spiritually plural societies. Based on a systematic review of the theoretical literature, we analysed 74 studies and distinguish four positions regarding the integration of spiritual care into healthcare: generalist-particularists who see the spiritual domain as a field to be addressed by all professional caregivers and in which caregivers’ own spiritual orientations play a vital role; generalist-universalists who advocate for all caregivers to provide spiritual care regardless of their spiritual orientations; specialist-particularists who argue that experts should address the spiritual domain in light of their own spiritual orientations; and specialist-universalists who call for experts to provide spiritual care regardless of their spiritual orientations. We argue that these four positions give different weight to the professional, personal, and confessional roles of the spiritual caregiver. Acknowledging these positions is a prerequisite for future scenarios of integrating spiritual care into healthcare.
U2 - 10.1080/13674676.2019.1590806
DO - 10.1080/13674676.2019.1590806
M3 - Article
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 22
SP - 244
EP - 260
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 3
ER -