Category Archive for: "pediatric"

Spiritual Care Needs of Hospitalized Children and their Families: A National Survey of Pastoral Care Providers’ Perceptions

October 13, 2017 pediatric

OBJECTIVE: Although spirituality is viewed as a vital aspect of the illness experience by most Americans, little is known about this domain of pediatric health care. The objective of this study [...]
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Spiritual and Religious Experiences of Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients Versus Healthy Peers

October 13, 2017 pediatric

One hundred twenty-two adolescent psychiatric inpatients with depressive disorders and 80 healthy peers were administered the INSPIRIT, a measure of core spiritual experiences. Healthy [...]
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Adolescents’ Spirituality and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Clearance Treatment Adherence: Examining Mediators

October 13, 2017 pediatric

OBJECTIVE: Adolescent cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment adherence is a significant multidimensional issue. Using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), this study examined the role of spiritual [...]
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Spiritual and Theological Challenges of Stillbirth for Bereaved Parents

October 13, 2017 pediatric

Stillbirth is recognized as one of the most challenging experiences of bereavement raising significant spiritual and theological questions. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted [...]
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Identifying Religious and/or Spiritual Perspectives of Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Blood and Marrow Transplants: A Prospective Qualitative Study

October 5, 2017 hematology, pediatric, pediatrics, transplant

The potential benefits (or detriments) of religious beliefs in adolescent and young adults (AYA) are poorly understood. Moreover, the literature gives little guidance to health care teams or to [...]
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