Title of article :
The Death awareness and Spiritual Experience of Health Care Workers during COVID-19 Outbreak
Author/Authors :
nobahri ، ali Nekoei-Hedayati-Forghani Hospital - Qom University of Medical Science , fathi ، elham Hazrat-e Masoumeh University in Qom , malekshahi beiranvand ، fateme Faculty of Education and Psychology - Alzahra University , hatami varzaneh ، abolfazl Counseling Department - Hazrat-e Masoumeh University
Abstract :
Introduction: The present study aims to identify the death awareness and spiritual experience of the health care workers in Iran. Methods: Eleven health care workers involved with Coronavirus patients were selected through purposeful sampling and had in-depth semi-structured interviews. Conventional content analysis was utilized to analyze the data. Results: The conventional content analysis revealed four themes: 1- Increasing death awareness 2- Effective spiritual strategies; 3- Effective spiritual beliefs; 4- Pleasant and unpleasant existential experiences. Conclusion: We can conclude that health care workers in dealing with epidemics such as coronavirus as a front-line force need spiritual heath to help themselves and the patients.
Keywords :
Coronavirus Outbreak , Death awareness , Health care workers , Spiritual Experience
Journal title :
Journal of Community Health Research
Journal title :
Journal of Community Health Research
