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KMID : 0922320090160010040
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2009 Volume.16 No. 1 p.40 ~ p.48
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Suffering and Spiritual Care
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Kim Myung-Ja
Yang Nam-Young
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Abstract
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Although the general concept of suffering care includes palliative care for the terminally ill that is designed to alleviate pain, it is much more holistic and encompasses emotional, spiritual and other life dimensions. Human suffering is multi-dimensional including spiritual and religious aspects, which diverge from the concept of pain understood in the context of materialistic medical approach. In this caring perspective, the body, mind and spirit are integrated so that objectivity and subjectivity can merge. The extended awareness with inner source or energy, and positive thinking about the personally-relevant God can be meaningful the dying person, family members and the caring team. Despite the importance of an inclusive understanding of human suffering, actual nursing practice still does not fully embrace the full understanding of human suffering. A more fundamental meaning of human suffering from the nursing perspective may fruitfully adopt a more inclusive view of human suffering.
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KEYWORD
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Suffering, Spirituality
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