Degree Of Spirituality Research Articles

Perceptions of the determinants of mental health literacy among Vietnamese adolescents

Even though there is a large frequency of mental health issues among adolescents all over the world, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the mental health literacy of this demographic, particularly in economically developing nations. Literacy in mental health is necessary for the early diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses before they become severe. The objectives of this study are to investigate the mental health literacy of students, the causes of mental illness, the disparities between genders, the reasons for mental disorders, and the variations between grade and causes of mental illnesses. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and an independent sample t-test were utilized to analyze the data. It was shown that environmental factors were the most significant contributors to mental illness. Furthermore, there was a substantial disparity between the degree of spirituality and the gender of the individual. Moreover, it was demonstrated that there are substantial distinctions between grade and environmental and biological factors. These findings have significant repercussions for educational initiatives that aim to promote students' mental health literacy at the high school level. Among the Vietnamese high school population, there is a demand for programs that teach pupils about mental health literacy. Literacy in mental health serves as the basis for mental health promotion, prevention, and care, with the primary goal of enhancing mental health and its associated outcomes.

Resiliência e espiritualidade de estudantes de Medicina durante isolamento social devido à pandemia da Covid-19

Abstract Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on the mental health of university students. In this period of uncertainty and challenges, the development of resilience, that is, the ability to deal with and recover from adverse situations, was necessary. From the perspective of social isolation, spirituality is shown to be an important resource for resignification, which can have a positive impact on students’ resilience. Objective: To identify the degree of resilience of medical students during the social isolation caused by COVID-19 and its relationship with spirituality and personal factors. Methodology: A mixed cross-sectional study carried out with medical students from Brazilian private and public institutions. Data were collected from June to September 2020 using a questionnaire containing sociodemographic and opinion questions about positive and negative aspects of social isolation, the Resilience Scale and the Spirituality-Related Attitudes Scale (ARES). For the analysis of the open responses to the questionnaire, a content analysis was performed with categorization of responses by topic. Result: 308 students participated in the study. The average scores found showed that the students showed moderate resilience and high spirituality. A weak positive correlation was observed between the degree of spirituality and resilience. The variables that positively impacted both resilience and spirituality were high level of satisfaction in studying to become a doctor, high level of happiness with life in recent months, better quality of life during isolation, having a religion and high importance attributed to the fact of having a religion. Female students aged over 25 years old showed greater spirituality. The most often cited positive points were related to social relationships, leisure and personal development. The most frequent negative points and difficulties were mental-physical-social health and remote teaching/adaptation to a new routine. Conclusion: The study suggests that students with greater spirituality are more resilient, being better able to deal with stressors; to adapt and have a positive view of adverse situations. These results can contribute to a reflection on educational strategies that aim to help students in coping with stressful situations, such as those experienced as a result of social isolation.

Is Dostoevsky immortal?

The article sets out to trace F. Dostoevsky's presence in Russian literature over a broader period: from the 1960s until the present time. According to Amusin, his article especially focuses on the more empirically evident forms of such presence, namely film adaptations of Dostoevsky's works, critical reviews devoted to the writer, and, lastly, the dialogue between Dostoevsky and Russian writers of the late 20th — early 21st cc. Amusin argues that Dostoevsky's ‘background' influence (mostly of the philosophical or religious variety) was most perceived in the Russian village prose movement, whereas the ‘urban prose' writers, notably A. Bitov, Y. Trifonov, and V. Makanin, moved beyond that ‘background' to interact with Dostoevsky on the level of specific matches and parallels in the text. In the end, the critic finds that Dostoevsky is a constant presence in literature: the idiosyncratic aesthetic ideas and a high degree of spirituality that define his oeuvre give it enough power to penetrate time, stimulate our sensibility and occasionally administer a curative ‘acupuncture' treatment.

Cross-cultural differences in obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions across young adults in Mexico and USA

ABSTRACT Despite cross-cultural differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptomology, little work has been extended in those in Mexico. To bridge this gap, the current study administered standardised and culturally-validated measures of OCD and a critical cultural construct – spirituality – to young adults in Mexico (n = 430) and the USA (n = 194). Linear regression analyses indicated that individuals in Mexico reported significantly greater scores on all obsessive-compulsive (OC) dimensions, when compared to those in the USA. The association between nationality and all OC symptom dimensions (except responsibility for harm) depended upon degree of spirituality; as spirituality increased, OCD severity decreased in the Mexican sample and increased in the USA sample. The potentially protective role of spirituality in Mexican participants may be explained by the collectivist culture, which can inform culturally-tailored interventions. Our study was limited by our analogue sample and cross-sectional design. Future researchers should collect longitudinal data and employ random sampling methods.

Nurses' comfort level with spiritual assessment: a study among nurses working in diverse healthcare settings.

To gain knowledge about nurses' comfort level in assessing spiritual matters and to learn what questions nurses use in practice related to spiritual assessment. Spirituality is important in holistic nursing care; however, nurses report feeling uncomfortable and ill-prepared to address this domain with patients. Education is reported to impact nurses' ability to engage in spiritual care. This cross-sectional exploratory survey reports on a mixed-method study examining how comfortable nurses are with spiritual assessment. In 2014, a 21-item survey with 10 demographic variables and three open-ended questions were distributed to Norwegian nurses working in diverse care settings with 172 nurse responses (72 % response rate). SPSS was used to analyse quantitative data; thematic analysis examined the open-ended questions. Norwegian nurses reported a high level of comfort with most questions even though spirituality is seen as private. Nurses with some preparation or experience in spiritual care were most comfortable assessing spirituality. Statistically significant correlations were found between the nurses' comfort level with spiritual assessment and their preparedness and sense of the importance of spiritual assessment. How well-prepared nurses felt was related to years of experience, degree of spirituality and religiosity, and importance of spiritual assessment. Many nurses are poorly prepared for spiritual assessment and care among patients in diverse care settings; educational preparation increases their comfort level with facilitating such care. Nurses who feel well prepared with spirituality feel more comfortable with the spiritual domain. By fostering a culture where patients' spirituality is discussed and reflected upon in everyday practice and in continued education, nurses' sense of preparedness, and thus their level of comfort, can increase. Clinical supervision and interprofessional collaboration with hospital chaplains and/or other spiritual leaders can facilitate tailor spiritual assessment of patients based on patient concerns and view of life.

Competência Moral e Espiritualidade na Educação Médica: Realidade ou Desafio?

RESUMO Estudantes de Medicina iniciam a faculdade idealistas, mas muitos consideram sair indiferentes: este é o maior desafio da educação médica. Estudos ratificam uma involução da competência moral durante o curso. Outro interesse crescente no meio acadêmico é a espiritualidade. Objetivo Avaliar a relação entre competência moral e espiritualidade dos estudantes de Medicina. Métodos Estudo descritivo transversal, com 121 estudantes. A coleta foi realizada por meio do software limesurvey, contendo o TCLE e três questionários: sociodemográfico, teste de competência moral de George Lind, calculado em planilha do Excel, e escala de espiritualidade de Pinto e Pais-Ribeiro. Utilizou-se o software Stata 12.0 na análise. Resultados Ter religião está associado a maior espiritualidade. Em relação ao gênero feminino e a ter pais médicos, houve tendência de associação com espiritualidade elevada. O escore C manteve-se crescente durante o curso. Na relação entre espiritualidade e competência moral, estudantes com baixa espiritualidade apresentaram tendência a escore C maior. Conclusão Estudantes mais espiritualizados apresentam tendência a ter competência moral menor. O questionário de espiritualidade, contudo, está intrincado com dimensões religiosas, que tendem a limitar o desenvolvimento da competência moral na população estudada.

Identifying Spirituality in Workers: A Strategy for Retention of Community Mental Health Professionals

ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between workplace spirituality and intention to leave employment among community mental health workers. The study uses a cross-sectional self-administered survey of 403 direct service workers at the 20 participating community mental health centers in the state of Kansas. Results support the effect of perceived workplace spirituality on intention to leave and how intention to leave is moderated by degree of spirituality. Study results highlight how workplace spirituality can be viewed as a crucial factor that human service organizations can use to empower their workers. A recommendation for future research is to identify workplace spirituality as a factor for organizational transformation.

Effect of Spirituality on Successful Recovery From Spinal Surgery

Many patients believe prayer helps them recover from health problems. Benefits of spirituality on other illnesses and surgical procedures have been reported. It is unknown whether patients with strong spiritual beliefs have a greater propensity for successful recovery from spinal surgery. In this study, 188 patients having spinal surgery completed the visual analog pain scale (VAS) and the Oswestry functional capacity questionnaire (OSW) before and after operation, and the scores were used to assess surgical outcome. Degree of spirituality was assessed using the INSPIRIT survey. Paired t test revealed significant improvements in both the VAS and OSW outcome measures. Linear regression analysis revealed no correlation between change in either VAS or OSW. These results suggest that recovery from spinal surgery may be more dependent on proper patient selection and surgical technique than on patient spiritual beliefs.