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Addressing Religion in Secular Healthcare: Existential Communication and the Post-Secular Negotiation
This article aims to understand why religion has proven difficult to address in secular healthcare, although existential communication is important for patientsâ health and wellbeing. Two qualitative data samples exploring existential communication in secular healthcare were analyzed following Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, leading to the development of the analytical constructs of âthe secularâ and âthe non-secularâ. The differentiation of the secular and the non-secular as different spheres for the individual to be situated in offers a nuanced understanding of the physicianâpatient meeting, with implications for existential communication. We conceptualize the post-secular negotiation as the attempt to address the non-secular through secular activities in healthcare. Employment of the post-secular negotiation enables an approach to existential communication where the non-secular, including religion, can be addressed as part of the patientsâ life without compromising the professional grounding in secular healthcare. The post-secular negotiation presents potential for further research, clinical practice, and for the benefit of patients
Psychiatry, a Secular Discipline in a Postsecular World? A Review
Postsecular theory is developing in academic circles, including the psychiatric field. By asking what the postsecular perspective might imply for the secular discipline of psychiatry, the aim of this study was to examine the postsecular perspective in relation to the secular nature of psychiatry, by way of a narrative review. In a systematic search for literature, relevant articles were identified and analyzed thematically. Thirteen articles were included, and three intertextual themes were identified, which represented ongoing international dialogues in relation to psychiatry and religionâsuch as intervention, integration, identity, the religious or irreligious psychiatrist, and the multicultural setting of the discipline. Furthermore, the postsecular perspective reveals a (potential) bias against the religious worldviews inherent in the secular. Postsecular theory can contribute to the ongoing discussions of how psychiatry, as a secular discipline, approaches the religious in the lives of patients and psychiatrists
What is spiritual care? Professional perspectives on the concept of spiritual care identified through group concept mapping
Objectives The overall study aim was to synthesise understandings and experiences regarding the concept of spiritual care (SC). More specifically, to identify, organise and prioritise experiences with the way SC is conceived and practised by professionals in research and the clinic.Design Group concept mapping (GCM).Setting The study was conducted within a university setting in Denmark.Participants Researchers, students and clinicians working with SC on a daily basis in the clinic and/or through research participated in brainstorming (n=15), sorting (n=15), rating and validation (n=13).Results Applying GCM, ideas were identified, organised and prioritised online. A total of 192 unique ideas of SC were identified and organised into six clusters. The results were discussed and interpreted at a validation meeting. Based on input from the validation meeting a conceptual model was developed. The model highlights three overall themes: (1) âSC as an integral but overlooked aspect of healthcareâ containing the two clusters SC as a part of healthcare and perceived significance; (2) âdelivering SCâ containing the three clusters quality in attitude and action, relationship and help and support, and finally (3) âthe role of spiritualityâ containing a single cluster.Conclusion Because spirituality is predominantly seen as a fundamental aspect of each individual human being, particularly important during suffering, SC should be an integral aspect of healthcare, although it is challenging to handle. SC involves paying attention to patientsâ values and beliefs, requires adequate skills and is realised in a relationship between healthcare professional and patient founded on trust and confidence