| Title |
Conceptualising spirituality for medical research and health service provision
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, July 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-9-116 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael B King, Harold G Koenig |
| Abstract |
The need to take account of spirituality in research and health services provision is assuming ever greater importance. However the field has long been hampered by a lack of conceptual clarity about the nature of spirituality itself. We do not agree with the sceptical claim that it is impossible to conceptualize spirituality within a scientific paradigm. Our aims are to 1) provide a brief over-view of critical thinking that might form the basis for a useful definition of spirituality for research and clinical work and 2) demystify the language of spirituality for clinical practice and research. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 145 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 137 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 14% |
| Researcher | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 37 | 26% |
| Unknown | 41 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 22% |
| Psychology | 19 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 45 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,360,848
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#960
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#8,323
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#3
of 26 outputs
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