East meets West: Applying Eastern spirituality in clinical practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 822-832

  Chan, Cecilia L W ^a   Ng, S M ^a,b   Ho, Rainbow T H ^a   Chow, Amy Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Pauline Chan Building   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body mind spirit; Meaning reconstruction; Resilience; Spirituality; Strength focused intervention; Transformation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ALTRUISM; CONTROL; GRIEF; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOVE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALTRUISM; BUDDHISM; CONFUCIANISM; GRIEF; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOVE; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES; SELF EFFICACY; SPIRITUALITY; TRUST;

EID: 33746885133     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01649.x     Document Type: Review

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