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Spiritual needs of hospitalized patients
RACEK, Otakar
In my work, I deal with the topic of spiritual needs of hospitalized patients. The research was carried out with the help of semi-structured interviews with nine informants who have a certain relationship to spirituality. The aim of the research part of the bachelor's thesis was to find out what spiritual needs hospitalized patients have, to further compare the fulfillment of spiritual needs in religious and non-religious patients, and also to find out whether the Covid-19 pandemic affects the spiritual needs of patients and the possibilities of their fulfillment. In the theoretical part, emphasis is placed on the irreplaceability of spirituality in the holistic concept of patient care. Furthermore, technical terms are explained in order to better orient oneself in the issue. After that, the theoretical part of the work is oriented towards the spiritual care provided by chaplains or health workers - how they can provide spiritual support to sick people. In the work, space is also devoted to historical spiritual care. At the end of the theoretical part of the work describing the stages of spiritual development. In the practical part of the work, I analyze interviews with chaplains, nurses and patients in the area of spiritual needs for the assigned research questions. I notice how familiar the chaplains, nurses and patients are in the area of fulfilling spiritual needs. This work can be used in teaching as an illustrative example of the spiritual needs of patients. It can also help healthcare professionals to indicate spiritual care. The research revealed what patients' spiritual needs are, whether they differ depending on their religiosity, and also that the Covid-19 disease has caused an increased interest in fulfilling patients' spiritual needs.
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