Transcultural spirituality: The spiritual journey of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 358-367

  Yang, Chun Tien ^a   Narayanasamy, Aru ^b   Chang, Sung Ling ^c  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Yuli Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Confucianism; Fate; Hope; Spiritual needs; Spirituality; Taoism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BUDDHISM; CONFUCIANISM; CULTURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84855738596     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05747.x     Document Type: Article

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