TY - BOOK ID - 127214342 TI - The meaning of spirituality and spiritual care within nursing and health care practice : a study of the perceptions of health care professionals, patients, and the public PY - 2007 SN - 1856423417 9781856423410 PB - London: Quay Books, DB - UniCat KW - Spiritual care (Medical care) KW - Medical care KW - Spiritual care (Medical care) KW - Spirituality KW - Grounded theory. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:127214342 AB - Throughout the book there are helpful activities and points for reflection, inviting the reader to engage personally with the themes discussed, making this title more than simply a commentary. Also included are useful key points boxes and each chapter is fully referenced, offering the reader opportunity to pursue further particular lines of inquiry … Whilst this book is in some respects a personal journey, it is much, much more than this. The author succeeds in providing a great deal of material from his investigation for reflection and to inform the process of understanding spirituality and developing and providing spiritual care in a health care context. And he crucially makes the point that the understanding by healthcare professionals and patients of the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care is essential if we are to provide spiritual and health care that is relevant and appropriate to all in a society that is ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse. ER -