What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients: a qualitative study

Alistair Appleby; John Swinton; Philip Wilson

doi:10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469

What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients: a qualitative study

Alistair Appleby, John Swinton, Philip Wilson

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Abstract

Background: Little is known about how the concept of spirituality is understood and applied by GPs.

Aim: To provide a detailed description of how GPs understand the concept of spirituality and apply this with patients.

Design & setting: Nineteen Scottish GPs were interviewed about their perceptions of the concept of spirituality and how they apply this in practice.

Method: An approach informed by grounded theory was used to identify and summarise common themes.

Results: Seven concepts concerning spirituality emerged, some of which are previously unrecognised. Four attitudes to spiritual care and four patterns of spiritual care were identified.

Conclusion: GPs have varying views on what spirituality is, and these relate partly to individual beliefs and experiences. These create considerable variation in the delivery of spiritual care.

Original language	English
Article number	18X101469
Journal	BJGP Open
Volume	2
Issue number	2
Number of pages	9
ISSN	2398-3795
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2018

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