Belief systems and patient care: An examination of the relationship between nurse religiosity and end-of-life care

dc.contributor.advisorAlice T. Hillen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSuzanne S. Prevosten_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberRegina P. Ledermanen_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMichele A. Carteren_US
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCarolyn A. Phillipsen_US
dc.creatorDana Bjarnasonen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-20T16:04:48Z
dc.date.available2009-06-09en_US
dc.date.available2011-12-20T16:04:48Z
dc.date.created2007-06-29en_US
dc.date.issued2007-07-23en_US
dc.description.abstractMuch has been written about nurses’ responsibility to support patients’ spiritual needs. A plethora of literature explores patient religiosity and its effect on their approach and/or response to health care issues. Interestingly, there is little literature that explores the influence that healthcare providers’ religiosity has on the care they deliver to patients. This dissertation examines the relationship between nurses’ religiosity, their perceived self-efficacy, and the importance they place on aspects of care provided to patients at the end of life. This research was intended to provide a foundation for the future exploration of the importance of understanding the relationship of healthcare providers’ religiosity on other aspects of patient-centered care. This study further supports the body of literature that suggests that end-of-life care is complex and multidimensional. It presents findings that show significant relationships between religiosity, self-efficacy, and the importance that nurses’ report regarding end-of-life care and raises questions about the relationships between religiosity and perceived self-efficacy, and importance that nurses' report regarding end-of-life care. The study has shown that there are differences in nurses’ self-efficacy and the importance they place on aspects of end-of-life care that are based on years of nursing experience and belief systems. Finally, it shows the need for ongoing research that investigates aspects of nursing and end-of-life care.en_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifier.otheretd-06292007-122911en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152.3/133
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the TDL web site by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.subjectspiritualityen_US
dc.subjectreligionen_US
dc.subjecthopeen_US
dc.subjectcomforten_US
dc.titleBelief systems and patient care: An examination of the relationship between nurse religiosity and end-of-life careen_US
dc.type.genredissertationen_US
dc.type.materialtexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentNursingen_US
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas Medical Branchen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.namePhDen_US

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