Spirituality and Health

(Lecture Outline)
  1. Overview of Ethical Principles
    1. How are they applied to issues of spirituality?

1. Non-Malfeasance

2. Beneficence

3. Utility

4. Justice

5. Autonomy

 
  1. Definition of Terms Used in the Lecture
    1. Spirituality

      2. 1. That which gives a transcendent meaning to a life, is central to the human experience and is often the dominant issues for patients at the end of life.

      2. That which brings holistic balance and harmony.

    2. Spiritual Interventions

      3. 1. Communion

      2. Fasting

      3. Anointing

      4. Sacred Readings

      5. Prayer

      6. Preaching/Instruction

    3. Spritual History

1. When is it done?

2. Sample Questions

 
  1. Public Opinion of the Issue of Spirituality in Medicine
    1. National Gallup Survey (Religious Beliefs and Attitudes), June,1996

      2. B. Time/CNN (Faith and Healing Survey)

    2. Newsweek Cover Story: March 31, 1997 (What the Population Prays About)

D. Newsweek Survey - Mystery of Prayer (1997 Cover Story)

E. USA Faith and Health Survey (April 5-7, 1996)

    1. Religious Physicians and the Physician-Patient Relationship-

Southern Medical Journal, 1995

  1. Spirituality and Medical Outcomes
    2.

    A. Overview of the Research

    B. Integration into Healthcare

  2. Overview of Practices of Spirituality and Healing

A. African

B. Buddhist

C. Jewish

D. Catholic

E. Islamic

F. Hispanic

G. Christian Science