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The spiritual journey of infertile couples: discussing the opportunity for spiritual care

2017-04-24Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorRomeiro, Joana
dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Sílvia
dc.contributor.authorBrady, Vivienne
dc.contributor.authorHall, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorTimmins, Fiona
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-21T13:44:56Z
dc.date.available2021-06-21T13:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-24
dc.description.abstractInfertility is a worldwide public health issue that exerts an in-depth impact on couples, families, communities and the individual. This reproductive health condition, along with fertility treatments, often forces couples to question their purpose and meaning in life, and to begin a spiritual journey. Nursing and midwifery literature describes the care of those living with infertility, but often lacks a clear approach of the spiritual dimension, and diagnosis and interventions may not be effectively addressed. In this paper, we present a discussion about spirituality and the assessment of spiritual needs such as hope, beliefs, meaning and satisfaction in life. In addition, spiritual needs are defined, for both nurses and midwives, and spiritual interventions are proposed for promoting couples’ resilience and spiritual well-being. Spirituality should be considered from the beginning to the end of life. It is necessary to translate this into the development and implementation of both specific policies regarding a spiritual approach and advanced education and training programs for nurses and midwives who care for infertile couples.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/rel8040076pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid85018304878
dc.identifier.issn2077-1444
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/33781
dc.identifier.wos000406691600030
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectInfertilitypt_PT
dc.subjectMidwiferypt_PT
dc.subjectNursingpt_PT
dc.subjectSpiritual carept_PT
dc.subjectSpiritualitypt_PT
dc.titleThe spiritual journey of infertile couples: discussing the opportunity for spiritual carept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleReligionspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume8pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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