Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study
Background: Spiritual care (SC) is an important component of whole person care, a goal that many pharmacists embrace. Knowledge about barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice may allow understanding of how to increase its provision. Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate...
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| description | Background: Spiritual care (SC) is an important component of whole person care, a goal that many pharmacists embrace. Knowledge about barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice may allow understanding of how to increase its provision. Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate pharmacy students' perceived personal and professional barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice. Methods: Second-year pharmacy students (n = 62) who attended a required class lecture on SC in healthcare responded to three open-ended questions that explored beliefs about SC in pharmacy practice. Students' responses were thematically analyzed using NVivo. Results: Most (68%) of the students were female; 34% were Asian American. Students identified the following barriers to incorporating SC: limited or lack of time for SC, lack of supervisor and company support for SC, discordant pharmacist-patient spiritual beliefs, discomfort with talking about spirituality, lack of knowledge about spirituality and SC, personal factors, patient refusal of SC, fear of offending patients by discussing spirituality, and pharmacy environment. Conclusion: Major barriers to SC include lack of time for SC, lack of supervisor and company support for SC, and discordant pharmacist-patient spiritual beliefs. Future studies should be conducted to investigate these and other barriers to SC in pharmacy practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c063ea1498114bbcb8c4e370f79337802023-04-28T08:56:52ZengElsevierExploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy2667-27662023-03-019100246Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative studyPaul Gavaza0Bhaktidevi M. Rawal1Elizabeth Johnston Taylor2Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, 24547 Stewart Street, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States of America; Corresponding author.Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, 24547 Stewart Street, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States of AmericaLoma Linda University School of Nursing, Loma Linda, CA 92350, United States of AmericaBackground: Spiritual care (SC) is an important component of whole person care, a goal that many pharmacists embrace. Knowledge about barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice may allow understanding of how to increase its provision. Objectives: The objective of the study was to investigate pharmacy students' perceived personal and professional barriers to incorporating SC in pharmacy practice. Methods: Second-year pharmacy students (n = 62) who attended a required class lecture on SC in healthcare responded to three open-ended questions that explored beliefs about SC in pharmacy practice. Students' responses were thematically analyzed using NVivo. Results: Most (68%) of the students were female; 34% were Asian American. Students identified the following barriers to incorporating SC: limited or lack of time for SC, lack of supervisor and company support for SC, discordant pharmacist-patient spiritual beliefs, discomfort with talking about spirituality, lack of knowledge about spirituality and SC, personal factors, patient refusal of SC, fear of offending patients by discussing spirituality, and pharmacy environment. Conclusion: Major barriers to SC include lack of time for SC, lack of supervisor and company support for SC, and discordant pharmacist-patient spiritual beliefs. Future studies should be conducted to investigate these and other barriers to SC in pharmacy practice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667276623000276Pharmacy studentsBarriersSpiritualitySpiritual carePharmacy practicePharmacy education |
| spellingShingle | Paul Gavaza Bhaktidevi M. Rawal Elizabeth Johnston Taylor Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy Pharmacy students Barriers Spirituality Spiritual care Pharmacy practice Pharmacy education |
| title | Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study |
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| title_short | Pharmacy students' perceived barriers to spiritual care: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | pharmacy students perceived barriers to spiritual care a qualitative study |
| topic | Pharmacy students Barriers Spirituality Spiritual care Pharmacy practice Pharmacy education |
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