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Nappier, C., and James Bitter. "Dreikurs’ Holistic Medicine." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6056.
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Carr, Cynthia, and James Bitter. "Dreikurs’ Holistic Medicine: An Introduction." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6038.
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Discusses the published work of Rudolf Dreikurs namely, books, articles, audiotapes, and videotapes, however specifically focusing on his book `Holistic Medicine.' What were the views of the contribution made by Dreikurs through his work.
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Bitter, James, and Cynthia Carr. "Dreikurs’ Holistic Medicine: An Overview." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1997. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/6078.
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Bitter, James Robert. "Parent Education as a Part of Holistic Medicine." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5248.
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Buahene, Adwoa K. "Case not closed, defending and making room for holistic medicine." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/mq24810.pdf.
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Nelson, Deborah Ann. "The philosophy and practice of holistic health care a thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 2004." Full thesis. Abstract, 2004.
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Prokopy, Jordan Julia-Anne. "The interface of medicine, spirituality, and ethics : a case study of the McGill programs in whole person care." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=116067.
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Academic and medical institutions are responding to rising critiques of mainstream, scientific medicine (biomedicine). One response is the establishment of centers and programs devoted to whole person care. I assess the response of the McGill Programs in Whole Person Care (WPC) to these critiques, particularly its incorporation of spirituality into medicine. Through textual hermeneutics, participant observation, and semi-structured interviews with faculty members, I argue that WPC is constructing its own worldview and normative framework. It does this by selectively drawing from the religious traditions of ancient Greece, Buddhism, and Christianity, interpreting these selections in terms of Jungian psychology, and sometimes secularizing them. My aim is to better understand the theory and praxis of whole person care in McGill University's Faculty of Medicine as a case study but also the ethical issues it raises. I conclude by providing points of reflection for institutions wishing to incorporate these health ideas and practices into conventional medicine.
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Das, Minakshi. "Ayurveda as Medicine." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703331/.
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Complimentary and alternate medicine, especially Ayurveda is gaining popularity in United States. However, there are various barriers that people face in adopting Ayurvedic practices into their lives and making cultural, familial and societal changes to better their health. This research explores these relationships and barriers behind why some people adopt and are able/unable to sustain Ayurvedic practices in the presence of traditional bio-medicine.
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Burrows, Rosellen. "Holistic approaches to health and well-being in Northern Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.308702.
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Cotter, Angela Jane Elise. "Wounded nurses Holism and nurses' experiences of being ill /." Thesis, Online version, 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?did=1&uin=uk.bl.ethos.280765.
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Harwell, Dana Rolison. "Can holistic wellness predict teacher effectiveness?" Diss., Mississippi State : Mississippi State University, 2006. http://library.msstate.edu/etd/show.asp?etd=etd-06302006-111940.
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Oliveira, Carlos Roberto de. "Breaking down resistance to the gospel through holistic medical missions a strategy for reaching resistant rural towns in Mexico /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Johanson, Stefan. "The Guide: A Journey Through Holistic Healing." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för design (DE), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-106196.
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The Graphic Journalism genre is emerging with influences from war reportage with authors like Joe Sacco. I would like to address and report the “War on Drugs” from small first hand experiences, personal connections, and a genuine deep desire to see the healthcare and justice system change. The war on Drugs started in the 1970s during Richard Nixon’s term in the U.S. Presidency. Nixon’s influence to launch the “War on Drugs'' campaign began shortly after two congressmen released a report on the growing heroin epidemic that affected hundreds to thousands of servicemen who fought in the Vietnam War, who used heroin to treat PTSD. Nixon launched unfair disconnected political policy and passed laws that disproportionately targeted those against him and his values (minorities, specifically African Americans and anyone belonging to the counterculture “subwhite”). The War on Drugs movement started as a way to outcast and control minorities through unrealistic and systemically racist and oppressive laws. As the movement evolved so did its focus, the War on Drugs eventually metamorphosed into the “War on Class”, or a war against the economically disadvantaged. The War on Drugs has done way more harm than good and immediate action needs to be taken to begin to restart drug policy in America and within the World. The incomparable Billie Holiday, world renowned jazz singer and creator of “Strange Fruit” once said “I need help. Not jail time.” Shortly after her arrest for heroin possession in 1947. In my opinion, these famous words that Billie Holiday shared during the day of her arrest should be the leading quote in the much needed movement against the criminalization of drug abuse victims. Not only does the War on Drugs disproportionately disenfranchise black and brown communities, it makes researching the benefits of any type of narcotic that was not fully understood nearly impossible. My goal is to reverse the taboos that currently exist throughout our society with a graphic novel/ zine aimed at high school students. I believe that future generations can benefit from natural hallucinogens and other forms of holistic medicines in a safe way that doesn’t involve them having to access illegal avenues of receiving narcotics in order to remedy their pain. Afterall, there is a far greater risk in taking street narcotics due to one’s ability to use an incorrect dosage according to their size and bodily chemistry which can ultimately lead to an overdose and street narcotics may include an unknown amount of ingredients, some of which include fentanyl, a synthetic product of prohibition that is cheaper than heroin, but far more powerful. Fentanyl is used pharmacologically in anesthesia and neuroleptanalgesia and can be extremely harmful to the mind and body. I believe extremely deadly drugs like fentanyl would never exist if it wasn’t for the War on Drugs and its consistent agenda to demonize the usage of all narcotics without exploring the benefits of holistic medicines like hallucinogens and regulating the usage of these medicines through legalization, supervision, FDA regulation, and accessibility within the U.S, Healthcare System.
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Hubbert, Ann Olivia 1950. "EFFECTS OF A FIVE-DAY TRADITIONAL INDIAN MEDICINE EXPERIENTIAL CONFERENCE ON THE HOLISTIC VALUE CHARACTERISTICS OF PROFESSIONAL NURSES." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277203.
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Power, Richenda Maeve. "The whole idea of medicine : a critical evaluation of the emergence of 'holistic medicine' in Britain in the early 1980s." Thesis, London South Bank University, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.303989.
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Clark-Grill, Monika Maria, and n/a. "Reclaiming the full story of human health : the ethical significance of complementary and alternative medicines." University of Otago. Dunedin School of Medicine, 2005. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20060808.142253.
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This thesis investigates the moral content of illness ontologies in different healing systems, in particular biomedicine and homeopathy. It was motivated by the wish to gain a greater understanding of the possible meaning and ethical significance underlying the increasing popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in Western countries. CAM is an umbrella term for a diverse group of therapeutic approaches, indicating their marginalized status in relation to conventional, scientific medicine. However, despite their diversity most CAM share a common bond by subscribing to a holistic perspective on life, health and illness. It is for this reason that this thesis concentrates on the conceptual level. The subject is approached by making use of interview material from five homeopathic doctors from Austria. Their perspective on different aspects of non-conventional, as well as biomedical, practice and underlying theory provides the springboard for theoretical investigations.
The demand for scientific evidence of CAM is critically examined. The issue of increasing pluralism in health care is explored, along with its challenge of finding appropriate epistemological approaches for therapeutic systems that are based on different illness ontologies. The favored approach in this thesis is based on the recognition by medical historians that there are four basic illness axioms: "illness as loss of balance", "illness as disruption of interpersonal communication", "illness as a physical defect" and "illness as pathic creation". These axioms are matched respectively with four different epistemic pathways: the dialectical, the hermeneutical, the analytical and the phenomenological.
The interviewees considered the more humane quality of the doctor/patient relationship in their homeopathic practices to be due to the holistic premises of homeopathy, which place the subjective dimension of patients at their center. The difficulty of achieving informed consent in the commonly used sense in homeopathic practice was solved by engaging in a shared decision-making process. Life was explained by the interviewees in vitalistic terms. Although rejected by science, the notion of vitalism appears to hold significance for the public. Illness was always perceived as a multidimensional process and not as a purely physico-chemical dysfunction. It became evident that the holistic perspective takes account of the many dimensions of human illness, of which neither the conventional reductionist conception nor the dualistic mind/body approach are capable. However, the unmanageable complexity of holism poses a problem for therapeutic practice. A conceptual approach providing some structure for the holistic multidimensionality is found in the four illness axioms and in analogous observations by Aristotle.
It is concluded that there could be a connection between the increased popularity of CAM and their underlying holistic perspective, since this theoretical foundation allows the practitioner to address the patient in a whole-person way. At the same time the holistic perspective provides a much broader scope than biomedicine for patients to influence their health. The recognition that human multidimensionality needs to be appreciated at the level of illness ontology may also provide an impetus for bioethics to approach contemporary ethical challenges from a perspective of an ethics of the good life, instead of concerning itself predominantly with setting limits in the arena of technological medicine.
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Oliveira, Carlos Roberto De. "Breaking down resistance to the gospel through holistic medical missions : a strategy for reaching resistant rural towns in Mexico /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.
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Oubre, Candace Gail. "The Holistic Complementary Structure of Western Bio-Medicine and Traditional Healing and Achieving Complete Health." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3736.
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Achieving complete health requires a deep understanding of complementary cultural competency sensitivity between physician and patient. This may include but is not limited to access to preventative health care resources, access to health educational resources and access to cultural healing resources, for example, shamans, Ayurvedic physicians, and herbal healers. Advocates of cultural competency emphasize great importance on knowledge of the patients' cultural background; however, the transcendence of this knowledge can be explained further through complementary cultural competency sensitivity. This is when the cultures of the physician and patient complement each other in terms of understanding what is in the patients' best interest in the overall goal of healing and complete health for the patient. The explanation of this concept revolves around the idea that health is not just found within body wellness physically, but also mentally and emotionally. The tragedies of poor health outcomes we face have psychological repercussions with a significant social determinant that bio-medical medication cannot and should not solve. The purpose of research includes theoretical discussions that address questions of: What roles do Evidence Based Results play for Medical Anthropologists? How will having knowledge of socioeconomic status, cultural practices and determinants of environmental insult and structural violence as experienced by the individual patient influence the facilitation of the process of creating a positive health outcome for the patient? How can "End of Life" issues be better addressed? How does language influence health? Does a positive dialogue between health professionals and patients contribute to better health outcomes? Research will emphasize the idea that Ethnomedicine (traditional medicine) and Western Bio-medicine complement each other within the model of complementary cultural competency sensitivity. The Holistic Complementary Structure of Western Bio-medicine and Traditional Healing is a multifaceted mean by which the manifestations of complete and positive health results occur. The methods of research used in the research include ethnographic interview content discussions, primary and secondary literature sources, and research of bio-statistical data. The interview discussions consist of dialogue with Medical Anthropologists, a Nurse Practitioner, a Global Health Studies Ph.D. professor and an Africana Studies Ph.D. professor. In order to prove the hypothesis, explanations through examples of Ethnomedicine (traditional medicine) and Western Bio-medicine working together, show how the combination of the two modalities along with the factors of complementary cultural competency sensitivity between patient and physician contribute to positive health outcomes.
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Chizick, Jarett. "Ankylosing Spondylitis & Chronic Pain Syndrome: Bridging the Gap Between Perpetuated Medicine & Holistic Therapies." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2015. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/329.
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Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Chronic Pain Syndrome (CPS) can be treated in many different ways. I found a problem in the balance of healing modalities surrounding diagnosis and care of illness and disease. This struggle is not singular to AS and CPS, but universal to physical and mental concerns. Some effective treatments and therapies are not recognized as such or are just beginning to become so. The scope of my work reflects on the course of my life. It was heavily influenced by the way my medical care was managed from an early age and how it evolved over the years. Through my educational program, I examined the necessity to bridge the gap between treatment paradigms and to expand on a broader, more inclusive, healing rubric. This rubric includes a broader emphasis on skill-based and complementary and alternative medicines. The viability to incorporate holistic health therapies earlier in life is explored through my use of the Scholarly Personal Narrative (SPN) qualitative research method. I chose this methodology because scientific fact could be argued either way for one therapeutic approach over another. By incorporating lived experience through SPN the union and cohesion necessary in all healing modalities, and their positive aspects, can be seen. The truth becomes self-evident.
The results of this examination showed awareness earlier in life toward alternative and holistic treatments being paramount. Parents and educators lack information concerning modern therapeutic approaches. It also showed each situation will vary, but choice in treatment for ailments and illness of all kinds is not only viable, but highly recommended and researched. Access issues such as health insurance remain obstacles with some treatments and therapies, while others are a matter of cost prohibition, such as nutrition therapies. The implications of my work indicate a need for earlier incorporation of holistic healing programs and skill based therapies alongside perpetuated medical models in early childhood development and education.
In conclusion, awareness towards medical concerns and how we as a society treat them can be improved upon by systemically incorporating less harmful therapies earlier in life. Fostering relations between medical providers, care providers and educators for students' wellbeing should be the foreground of any educational policy. Educators and parents alike should be made aware of and take advantage of effective skill-based treatments before a physical or mental condition surfaces or medication only approaches are authoritatively recommended. Integrating programs that build strong mental resilience and focus on youth development and education can reduce the necessity for more invasive treatments or medications should an ailment or illness develop.
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Leischner, Julia A. "Exploring Yoga as a Holistic Lifestyle for Sustainable Human and Environmental Health." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/360.
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Improved health indicators, mental and physical health outcomes, and sustainable lifestyle practices have been found among yoga practitioners. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mixed styles of yoga practice on the health and behaviors of yoga practitioners. The relationship between yoga and body mass index (BMI), self-reported disease diagnosis, participation in other types of physical activity, adoption of healthy and sustainable lifestyle and dietary behaviors, perceived improvements in medical conditions that yoga was used to treat, quality of life resulting from yoga practice, and the reasons for beginning and continuing yoga were observed and tested in this study. Participants (N = 383) were adult yoga practitioners who were recruited using systematic sampling in Facebook social media. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression, ANOVA, McNemar Chi square, and Spearman's correlation. Mean BMI for all yoga styles were in the normal range; however, ashtanga yoga was a significant predictor of low BMI. Self-reported disease diagnosis was significantly lower after beginning yoga practice. The majority of participants also engaged in other types of physical activity and adopted many healthy lifestyle practices. However, general/hatha and other styles of yoga were associated with adopting a greater number of other physical activities and general/hatha, ashtanga, and yoga therapy styles were associated with adopting a greater number of healthy and sustainable lifestyle and dietary behaviors. Medical conditions that yoga was used to treat and quality of life were perceived to be improved as a result of yoga practice. Results of this study confirm previous research findings that demonstrate numerous positive health outcomes from yoga practice.
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Yeung, Wai-chow David, and 楊煒秋. "A pilot study of holistic energy healing for frozen shoulder." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45169548.
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Collyer, Sarah. "Yoga for singers: A holistic practice tool." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/121491/1/Sarah%20Collyer%20Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis explored the design and implementation of a holistic practice tool for singers, utilising the principles and practices of Hatha yoga and an experiential person-centered education model within a mixed-methods action research design. Singers participating in the program reported a range of positive, wellbeing related outcomes and the results of the study revealed three principle considerations for conducting holistic, person-centred education in the performing arts: process before product, integrated experiential learning and reflection in action. These three considerations can be used to design future educational programs addressing the health and wellbeing of singers and other performing artists.
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Graven, Richard A. "A holistic healing model of ministry for the Overton Church of God." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.
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Callahan, Timothy C. "Challenging medicine's humiliations : the need to re-educate the practitioners /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7738.
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Wiggins, Elizabeth C. "A Phenomenological Study| The Lived Experiences of Holistic Counselors and Their Development of Self-efficacy." Thesis, Adams State University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10809234.
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Holistic methods have increased in popularity in the American culture. Interventions such as yoga, aromatherapy, mindfulness and walking therapy have been shown to be beneficial for the treatment of both physical and mental illnesses. However, little research exists regarding the use of holistic interventions in the field of counseling. This phenomenological study explores the experience of counselors who integrate holistic interventions into their practice and seeks to determine the essence of their development of self-efficacy. Co-researchers in this study included eight holistic counselors from rural, suburban and urban areas across the United States. Through semi-structured interviews, the co-researchers revealed the significance of personal experience with holistic methods, the influence of client feedback and the experience of formal and informal training on their development of self-efficacy. The findings of this study prompted recommendations for counselors who desire to integrate holistic methods and for the field of counselor education, including increased training and areas for future research.
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Harris, Rochelle. "The cost of professionalization: a case study of osteopathic medicine in the united states." Scholar Commons, 2005. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2968.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the co-optation of the heterodox medical system of osteopathic medicine by the hegemonic medical system of biomedicine and its impact on the practice of osteopathic medicine in America. The study particularly explored students (n=20), practitioners (n=5), and faculty (n=5) regarding their views of osteopathic medicine. The process of professionalization of osteopathic medicine has caused DOs to become more akin to MDs, which may have led to an identity crisis within the profession. This case study took place at a private osteopathic medical school in the Southeastern U.S. A content analysis of the interviews, direct observations, and curriculum analysis was conducted to answer the qualitative research questions in this study. The qualitative research questions required in-depth interviews, direct observation, survey questionnaires and analysis of curriculum.
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Thomaz, Luciana Costa Lima. "As “medicinas heréticas” e o holismo francês na primeira metade do século XX." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2016. https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/19372.
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Along the first decades of the twentieth century European and North American doctors became increasingly interested in medical practices rated heterodox and that overall sought to develop a more humane approach to medicine. Later on such practices became known as holistic, for their attempt to take all aspects of human beings into consideration. In France, that movement gained particular momentum in the interwar period and acquired peculiar features that distinguished it from the rest of Europe, Germany in particular, where medical holism was firmly consolidated by that time. Several of the most outstanding French holistic doctors coauthored a book entitled Médecine officielle et médecines hérétiques, published in 1945. This book can be seen as a manifesto against the contemporary official medicine, which according to the authors had surrendered to the evils of the modern civilization. Taking that book as point of departure, our analysis sought to understand the epistemological dialogue established between the holistic and the official medicines within the context circumscribed by the main lines of thought in the beginning of the twentieth century
Nas primeiras décadas do século XX, desenvolveu-se no cenário médico europeu e norte-americano um maior interesse por práticas médicas consideradas heterodoxas, que visavam, acima de tudo, uma medicina mais humanista. Posteriormente foram qualificadas como abordagens holísticas, por terem uma visão integradora dos diversos aspectos do ser humano. Na França, esse movimento apresentou um impulso maior no período entreguerras, com características próprias que o diferenciaram do restante da Europa, especialmente da Alemanha, onde o holismo médico encontrava-se bem consolidado no mesmo período. Em 1945 foi publicada a obra Médecine officielle et médecines hérétiques, reunindo personalidades importantes do holismo médico francês. A obra constituiu um manifesto frente à medicina da época, que, segundo os autores, necessitava de humanização, pois estava rendida aos males da modernidade. Nossa análise, apoiada nessa mesma obra, visa compreender o diálogo epistemológico entre a medicina holística e a hegemônica naquele período, dentro do contexto traçado pelas principais linhas de pensamento do início do século XX
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MacPherson, Judith Ann. "Gender, Reiki and energetic healing : an exploration of holistic/'New Age' healing in Scotland." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/12658.
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Within, this thesis I provide the first empirical academic study of energetic healing, Reiki and dowsing in central Scotland, with the focus of my research being on the teaching of energetic healing in workshops (the Salisbury and Westbank centres being key locations) and related textual material. This thesis is also a step towards addressing the historical imbalance of writing about New Age beliefs and practices from a predominantly androcentric positioning, as I place emphasis on exploring how gendered spiritualities may be actively constructed in this setting. For as Dominic Corrywright has stated "the web of New Age spiritualities is crucially sustained by the individual and collective weavings of women and this is particularly evident in healing and therapies" (2003: 131). I argue that women's predominance in healing circles has a lot to do with personal projects of redefinition and self-transformation. This sort of 'work on the self does not occur under, as radical feminists Daly (1991) and Sjoo (1994) would state, overarching patriarchal paradigms. Rather 'healing of the self’ is located within fluid "fields of force" (Foucault, 1980). Therefore throughout this thesis I build up a decentralised narrative of power and locate women as active healing agents. In order to construct this narrative I draw from research in the fields of Goddess and women's spiritualities, for here we find useful evaluations of how women re-inscribe their bodies as sacred and empowered through, in the former, imminent ties to the Goddess. I relate my research to Meredith McGuire's empirical study of healing in the American context, where she argues that "If the creation, maintenance and transformation of individuals gender identities are indeed among the foremost identity work to be accomplished, then extensive empirical study of the many contemporary instances of gendered spirituality is very worthwhile" (McGuire, 1994: 254). Hence in the first two chapters of this thesis I engage with feminist and ethnographic theory in general. I argue that discourses of power are multivalent operating within academic, religious, bio-medical and holistic healing circles and at the individual level. For debates abound in relation to, for example, the prioritisation of text over experiential practice - the latter being central to New Age healing in Scotland. I introduce my location as a bothsider, an academic researcher and a practising healer as this positioning has raised its own particular set of theoretical and personal questions. And I draw in the aforementioned research in the parallel fields of Goddess and women's spiritualities. Chapter three engages with representations of "the body as energetic" at the micro 'in the field' level and is primarily descriptive. Within these pages I provide a picture of how the energetic body is discursively constructed hence providing some necessary background for later ethnographic material. In chapter four I also build on the previous chapter in relation to healing and curing models of health. I adopt Meredith McGuire's analytical framework of healing types. In this way I can locate my narrative of women's power and consciousness of healing into the debates between male dominated biomedical approaches to health and the apparently more egalitarian holistic (mind, body and spirit) approaches to the same. Chapters five and six focus specifically on the healing practice and discourses of Reiki, this healing modality growing significantly in popularity in Scotland. I will propose that Reiki provides the practitioner with contrasting notions of "the healthy body" to biomedical and mainstream religious significations of the same and enables the development of empowered models of subjectivity "as healer". The technique of dowsing, which is explored in chapter seven, is regarded in healing circles as being a "visible expression" of intuitive practice. Hence learning to dowse appears to provide additional confirmation for women healers of their ability to work as more autonomous agents. For dowsing practice falls within the umbrella of earth mysteries or Gaian traditions, where the earth is seen to be a conscious, living, self-regulating entity and is identified with as the "Goddess imminent". In the final chapter I pull this thesis together as a whole and return to some of the questions asked in my opening material, noting my distinctive contributions to healing research as "a bothsider". Throughout I acknowledge that my location as 'researcher/healer' is just as materially and politically located as are healers in the field. For I, as well as 'the subjects under study', operate within fluid fields of force. Overall, I place emphasis on evaluating distributions of power and the development of new liberating models of subjectivity in healing epistemologies.
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Miskelly, Philippa Ann. "Healing Pluralism and Responsibility: An Anthropological Study of Patient and Practitioner Beliefs." The University of Waikato, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/2560.
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Combining the use of alternative and complementary therapies and orthodox medicine is an increasing phenomenon. This thesis examines the implications of mixing and matching plural healing modalities against a backdrop of patient and practitioner responsibilities. From an anthropological perspective, the predominant use of qualitative methodology is an integral part of this research project. Central to this study is the views of a variety of participant categories - patients who use both alternative and orthodox healing methods; non-medical alternative and complementary practitioners; medical doctors who integrate orthodox and CAM therapies into their daily practise; and orthodox general practitioners. Interviews with these participants took place over an eighteen-month timeframe and involved face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, and focus group research. Social constructionist theory, which forms part of the compendium of interpretive theoretical approaches adopted under the medical anthropology paradigm, has been used in order to expose the beliefs patients and practitioners hold about their own responsibilities, and those of the other participant categories. This study reveals a palimpsest of complex, contradictory and competing discourses in relation to patient and practitioner expectations and responsibilities. One important finding relates to the significance of neo-liberal and individualistic ideologies. This thesis concludes that the rhetoric from complementary and alternative practitioners, and their integrative colleagues, is heavily imbued with ideas about self-responsibility, particularly in relation to patient lifestyle choices and therapeutic compliance. Patients and orthodox general practitioners share some of these views but in general adopt a more collective approach to health care responsibilities. While patients are prepared to accept some responsibility for their illnesses and health keeping practises, they express strong reliance towards the orthodox health model as well as those doctors who practise integrative medicine. However the same cannot be said of their attitudes towards CAM modalities where considerable ambivalence is evident towards both practitioners and the therapies themselves. The role of the state, and its responsibilities for the structure of the health care system in New Zealand, is also clearly influential in the construction of belief systems. This is especially so because the rhetoric underlying neo-liberal and individualistic discourses now permeates the direction of health policies. Increasing levels of surveillance, both at bureaucratic and individual levels, also attests to the influence of neo-liberalism and individualism. This study exposes the tensions between the rhetoric of self-responsibility and the lived experiences of patients and health practitioners, which in many cases is more collective in its focus than is initially apparent.
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Ayon, Mary Alice. "The Effects of Holistic Coping Strategies on Perceived Stress and Absenteeism in Hospital Nurses." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/49.
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The demanding work environments of professional nurses often contribute to high levels of stress that impact their professional practice and well-being. Although there is a significant amount of research regarding stress and absenteeism, a gap in the literature exists about the effects of holistic coping strategies on nurses' perceived stress and absenteeism. Based on the biopsychosocial model, the purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate effects of holistic coping strategies on perceived stress and absenteeism in 128 hospital nurses. An online cross-sectional survey design used the Perceived Stress Scale-10 to measure nurses' perceptions of stress. The independent grouping variable was self-reported use of meditation, massage, or exercise. Absenteeism data were collected using nurses' attendance records provided by the hospital nursing administration office. Multiple linear regression analysis and t tests were significant for increased absenteeism with the use of meditation, but showed no change in absenteeism with massage or exercise. There was no significant relationship found between use of massage, meditation, or exercise, and perceived stress. Consideration of these findings may be of interest to hospital administrators in addressing perceived stress and absenteeism in nursing personnel. Positive social change is achieved for society, community, and the individual by preventing burnout and by addressing the financial and attendance issues related to nurse shortages in hospitals.
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Brough, Nicola. "The Warwick Holistic Health Questionnaire : the development and validation of a patient-reported outcome measure for craniosacral therapy : a mixed methods study." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/110548/.
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Aims: This thesis aims to design and evaluate a Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) capable of assessing change in Craniosacral Therapy (CST) users. CST is a mind-body based complementary therapy with limited evidence base partly due to lack of suitable PROs. Methods: Mixed methods including focus groups and cognitive interviews were adopted to develop and evaluate a conceptual framework and the new PRO (Warwick Holistic Health Questionnaire WHHQ). Classical Test Theory and Exploratory Factor Analysis were used for psychometric testing. Results: 1. A conceptual framework (CF) of CST outcomes was refined and approved in 3 focus groups of practitioners and CST users. 2. 73 items were generated covering domains of the CF from an existing qualitative study of CST outcomes and PRO literature. 3. Face and content validity was tested in a consensus meeting with practitioners and two round of semi-structure interviews with CST users. The WHHQ was refined accordingly (52 items). 4. The WHHQ was pre-tested in cognitive interviews. 5. Item response, construct validity and item redundancy was assessed in 142 CST users. 6. The WHHQ was refined to 25 items including representations of new concepts in healthcare evaluation. 7. Reliability, internal consistency, external validity (SF-12v2, WEMWBS and HEHIQ), repeatability and responsiveness were assessed with 105 new CST users. Conclusions: The conceptual framework of CST outcomes, the first of its kind, identifies important new domains of health and wellbeing including the development of self-awareness and the capacity to take responsibility for self. Measurement properties show the WHHQ is psychometrically sound, having good internal consistency and convergent validity with WEMWBS and HEHIQ. Test of repeatability showed mixed results: errors were bigger than the change value but comparable to WEMWBS and SF-12v2. Respondents reported improvements in health and wellbeing with small changes shown during evaluation of responsiveness. Testing in a larger sample might confirm these findings.
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Lai, Robert. "Systems of innovation : case study on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) organisations' knowledge & capability developments through collaborations." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/systems-of-innovation-case-study-on-traditional-chinese-medicine-tcm-organisations-knowledge--capability-developments-through-collaborations(4ff71e38-6b08-4402-809d-e50d36f34ad9).html.
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Chinese medicine is one of China's key national assets, an indigenous medical knowledge and practices that serves Chinese for thousands of years. As very little research has been focused on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from systems of innovation perspective, the topic of study was chosen. This qualitative case study research introduces, defines and explores how TCM organisations collaborate to innovate from an evolutionary, interactive system perspective. In particular, the focus is on the development of knowledge and capabilities related to TCM drug research and production. Thirty one TCM organisation cases were analysed and presented in this study, interpreting their behaviour in terms of ideas drawn mainly from the literatures on systems of innovation, collaboration between organisations and resource (knowledge) based theory of the firm. Actors such as government play various roles in facilitating organisational and sectoral innovation processes. 'Various policy instruments', in particular research funding and institutions (e.g., standards and regulations) were used to enhance innovation and production. Various forms of collaborative networks were found among key actors: enterprises, universities, research organisations and end users. They contribute to the active innovation processes of 'Identification, Selection, Integration and Creation' of tangible and intangible outcomes and changes. Based on the research, new insights were derived as to how indigenous resources (defined as original and/or traditional knowledge and capabilities) may lead to indigenous innovation. This thesis contributes to the academic understanding of systems of innovation operating in the context of indigenous product and related process developments with reference to various actors interplaying in complex networks (systems) of collaborations. New understandings made on the processes of indigenous innovation (using TCM as a case) through investigating the actors' roles, inter-relations and their restless attempts to identify opportunities and problems, select and integrate different indigenous, scientific, technological and managerial knowledge, capabilities, resources and institutions, to create value that may 'fit' in evolutionary terms, the demand of the key actors in the sector.
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Nelson, Tayler L. "Biomedicine, "Body-Writing," and Identity Management: The Case of Christian Science." Thesis, Boston College, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/1835.
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Thesis advisor: Eva M. GarroutteBiomedicine has become a gatekeeper to numerous social opportunities and has gained power through the ritual inscription of individual bodies. Bodies serve as intermediaries between personal identities and biomedicine; individuals can reclaim bodies as sites of "identity projects" (Giddens 1991) to resist biomedical power. This project examines the intersection of the societal preoccupations with biomedicine, bodies, and identity through the lens of the religious and healing tradition of Christian Science. Christian Science theologically rejects biomedicine in favor of spiritual healing treatment. Christian Science is an especially appropriate venue for exploring relationships between biomedicine, bodies, and identities because its teachings require not only belief in the ineffectiveness of biomedicine but also embodied resistance to it. Drawing on the work of Foucault (1977), Giddens (1991), and Frank (1995) and using information gleaned from semi-structured interviews--averaging 1.5 hours in length--with 12 Christian Scientists, I argue that Christian Scientists use religious identities to (1) evade biomedical risk society, (2) resist external authority and reclaim bodies as sites of knowledge and power, and (3) build spiritual community
Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2011
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Sasnett, Marvin E. "Improving the personal holistic renewal rituals of the Sunday school and Awana teachers of Northeast Baptist Church for full engagement in ministry." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p054-0275.
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Zammit, Carmen. "The art of healing : A journey through cancer : Implications for art therapy." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1224.
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This thesis is designed to investigate how art assisted in the healing process of a person suffering from a life threatening illness. The research method used is a clinical case study. This study is a form of evaluative research, a systematic data-based inquiry concerning the participant's engagement with art in her healing process, a process which unfolds as being both life affirming and spiritually enriching. This case study takes a qualitative approach, with its emphasis on the participant's own account of her behaviour. The participant is a fifty-three year old woman, a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma seven years ago. Multiple myeloma is cancer of the bone marrow and blood, a medically incurable form of cancer (Mayo Clinic, 1996; Macpherson, 1995). The principles of Holistic Medicine and Arts Medicine provide the theoretical framework. Data was accumulated from multiple sources: in-depth, open-ended interviews; direct observation; video-tapes; audio-tapes; written documentation and artwork. Art therapy literature reveals a scarcity of formal evaluative research in the area of how art assists people in their healing of a life-threatening illness (Malchiodi, 1993a, l993b). This research project follows the tradition of existing studies and formally documents one person's journey. The aim is to assist in efforts to develop art interventions that will promote healing for people suffering from serious illnesses, and in many cases, those facing imminent death.
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Heq-m-Ta, Heru Setepenra. "Ankh, Ujda, Seneb (Life, Strength, Health): “Let Food Be Thy Medicine,” An Epistemic Examination on the Genealogy of the Africana Holistic Health Tradition, with Preliminary Considerations in the City of Philadelphia, 1967 to the Present." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2016. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/411568.
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The utilization of natural elements of the earth to remedy corporeal maladies dates back to the medical systems of ancient Nile Valley culture. Given the continuity and intergenerational transmission of knowledge evident in African expressions of culture, these olden naturalistic health techniques, throughout time, have continuously been used as therapeutic modalities by posterior African cultures—both continental and Diasporic. Due to its tripartite approach to healing—of mind, body and spirit— this age-old African healing tradition has gained popularity in contemporary times and is commonly known today as the locution: holistic health. The principal objective of this intellectual project is to reveal an unbroken genealogy of a thriving Africana holistic health tradition upheld by both advocates and practitioners in the field. Notwithstanding the current state of health of Africans residing in the United States, the praxis of these ancient healing customs is extant within communities which the population is predominately African. Through considering the publication of How to Eat to Live in 1967, this study articulates a resurgence among contemporary African healers of an olden healing tradition once customary on the banks of the Nile. The proposed outlook of this work to highlight the various means of alternative health available by and for African descendants that ultimately serves as a catalyst to take matters of health into our own hands.
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Dynesius, Anna. "Triagering av patienter med psykisk ohälsa inom primärvården : En kvalitativ studie." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-43326.
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Bakgrund: Distriktssköterskan triagerar dagligen patienter med psykisk ohälsa i primärvården. Psykisk ohälsa är mångfacetterat och till viss del tabubelagt i samhället. Detta kräver att distriktssköterskan har god kännedom om psykisk ohälsa och hur den kan uttrycka sig hos olika patienter. Distriktssköterskan behöver även ha ett holistiskt synsätt med personcentrerad vård i fokus. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa distriktssköterskans erfarenheter av triagering av patienter med psykisk ohälsa inom primärvården. Metod: En kvalitativ intervjustudie med åtta distriktssköterskor/sjuksköterskor verksamma i primärvården. Analysmetoden var kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultat: Resultatet var tre kategorier och tio underkategorier. De tre kategorierna var: Brister i utbildning, Utmaningar vid triagering samt Brister i samverkan. Resultatet visade att distriktssköterskan behöver ha mer kunskap om psykisk ohälsa samt ha de förutsättningar som krävs för att genomföra en bra triagering såsom stödverktyg och trygghet i dialog om självmordstankar hos patienten. Distriktssköterskan behöver vara medveten om somatisering och dess påverkan i triageringen. Samarbetet mellan primärvården och öppen psykiatriska mottagningen behöver förbättras. Konklusion: För att triagering av psykisk ohälsa ska bli bättre behöver distriktssköterskan erhålla mer utbildning av psykisk ohälsa. Där har både arbetsgivare och utbildningsansvariga ett ansvar att påverka möjligheterna till triagering av psykisk ohälsa i primärvården. Distriktssköterskan behöver även ha stödverktyg för att säkerhetsställa likvärdig triagering av psykisk ohälsa i primärvården.Background: The district nurse triage daily patients with mental illness in primary care. Mental illness is multifaceted and to some extent taboo in society. This requires that the district nurse has a good knowledge of mental illness and how it can express itself in different patients. The district nurse also needs to take a holistic approach with person-centred care in focus. Aim: The aim was the district nurse experiences with triage of patients with mental illness in primary care. Method: A qualitative research approach based on interviews with eight district nurse/nurse active in primary care. Qualitative content analysis. Result: The result was three categories and ten subcategories. The three categories were: Deficiencies in education, Challenges in triage and Deficiencies in collaboration. The results showed that the district nurse needs to have more knowledge about mental illness and have the conditions required to carry out a good triage, such as support tools and security in dialogue about suicidal thoughts in the patient. The district nurse needs to be aware of somatization and its impact on triage. The collaboration between primary care and the open psychiatric clinic needs to be improved. Conclusion: In order for triage of mental illness to improve, the district nurse needs to receive more training in mental illness. There, both employers and education managers have a responsibility to influence the opportunities for triage of mental illness in primary care. The district nurse also needs support tools to ensure equivalent triage of mental illness in primary care.
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Pereira, Bárbara Maria Dultra. "Mãos que se abraçam: afetividade, cuidado e as práticas integrativas complementares no Complexo Hospitalar Universitário Professor Edgar Santos da UFBA." Faculdade de Educação, 2017. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/25236.
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Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo principal: identificar e analisar as situações em que o Terapeuta e o Assistido do Ambulatório de Práticas Integrativas Complementares do Complexo Hospitalar Professor Edgar Santos, conhecido como Hospital das Clínicas, reconhecem a presença da Afetividade e do Cuidado como formas de acolhimento, suas contribuições para estreitar o vínculo entre ambos e visibilizar as Práticas Integrativas Complementares. Este objetivo foi traçado com o intuito de encontrar resposta para o problema: Como a afetividade e o Cuidado contribuem para estreitar a relação Terapeuta-Assistido e visibilizar as Práticas Integrativas Complementares? Para dar conta de alcançar este intento e analisar as informações colhidas no campo empírico, foram escolhidos como trilha metodológica a perspectiva multirreferencial, como método de investigação, o Estudo de Caso, através da abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa, exploratória, e como técnicas análise documental, análise bibliográfica, investigação participante e entrevista semi-estruturada. Dois métodos foram empregados para trabalhar com as informações: Análise de Conteúdo e Análise Contrastiva. Além disso, os diálogos teóricos se basearam nos referenciais: Bioenergético-Vitalista; Cartesiano- Newtoniano e Complexo/Multirreferencial, que ajudaram a compreender a complexidade do ser humano como ente bio-psico-social-espiritual. Estes aportes foram fundamentais, embora insuficientes para dar conta do objeto em estudo, então, outros autores, a exemplo de: Maturana, Morin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló, foram “convidados” à interlocução com a pesquisadora e com os atores sociais (gestores, terapeutas e assistidos), que atuam no referido ambulatório. Isto contribuiu para expandir o saber sobre o “cuidar demonstrando afeto e respeito à idiossincrasia humana”. Os resultados alcançados indicaram que foram identificados no Ambulatório de Práticas Integrativas Complementares, pilares que estreitam o vínculo entre terapeutas e assistidos, advindos da afetividade e do cuidado como: sentimentos e emoções emanados entre estes; acolhimento amoroso dos terapeutas, desde a anamnese, baseado em princípios/valores humanizados e respeito à idiossincrasia dos assistidos; gentileza, dedicação e preocupação com questões de ordem pessoal; política humanizada implantada no ambulatório, creditando valor a pequenos gestos como: o sorriso, o toque, o abraço, o olhar nos olhos, o passar óleo nos pés, a escuta sensível, a confiança, a esperança, a sensibilidade. Estes pilares foram valorizados tanto quanto os aspectos técnicos. Isto demonstrou que “sutilezas”, na interação terapeuta-assistido, têm relevância e se constituem em elementos imprescindíveis que vinculam afetivamente estes intérpretes sociais.
ABSTRACT This research has as main objective: To identify and analyze the situations in which the Therapist and the Assistant of the Complementary Integrative Practices Clinic from Edgar Santos Hospital Complex, known as Hospital das Clínicas, recognize the presence of Affectivity and Care as a host, their contributions to strengthen the bond between them and to make visible the Complementary Integrative Practices. This objective was designed to find an answer to the problem: How does affection and care contribute for strengthening the Therapistassisted relationship and to making the Complementary Integrative Practices more visible? In order to achieve this aim and to analyze the collected informations in the empirical field, the multireferential perspective was chosen as a methodological track, which made it possible to use the Case Study, through a qualitative and exploratory research approach, instruments / techniques (documentary analysis, bibliographic analysis, participant research and semistructured interviews), using two methods: Content Analysis and Contrastive Analysis. In addition, the theoretical dialogues permeated thoughts such as the Bioenergetic-Vitalist; the Cartesian-Newtonian and Complex / Multireferential, which helped to assimilate the complexity of the human being as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual pearson. These contributions were fundamental, although insufficient to account for the object under study, so other authors, such as: Maturana, Morin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló, were invited to interact with the researcher and social actors (managers, therapists and assisted), who work in said outpatient clinic. This contributed to expand the knowledge about "caring showing affection and respect to human idiosyncrasy". The results indicated that complementary pillars were identified in the outpatient clinic of complementary integrative practices, which strengthen the bond between therapists and caregivers, resulting from affection and care as: valuation of feelings and emotions emanating between these actors; loving reception of therapists since the anamnesis, based on the humanized principles / values and respect to the idiosyncrasy of the assisted ones; aspects such as kindness, dedication and concern with personal questions; the humanized policy implanted in the clinic, crediting value to small gestures such as: smile, touch, hug, eye contact, oil on feet, sensitive listening, confidence, hope, sensitivity. These pillars were valued as much as the technical aspects. This has demonstrated that "subtleties" in the therapist-assisted interaction are relevant and constitute essential elements that affectively bind these social interpreters. Keywords: Therapist-patient. Affectivity. Caution. Holistic Health. Humanization of health services. Integrative medicine.
SOMMAIRE Cette recherche a pour objet principal : Identifier et analyser les situations dans lesquelles le Therapeute et le Patient de l´Ambulatoire de Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires du Complexe Hospitalier Professor Edgar Santos, connu comme Hospital das Clínicas, reconnaisse la présence de l´Affectivité et des Soins comme formes d´accueil, leurs contributions pour renforcer le lien entre les deux et rendre visibles les Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires. Cet objet a été conçu pour trouver une réponse à la question : Comment l´Affectivité et les Soins contribuent-ils au renforcement des relations Thérapeute-Patient et rendre visibles les Pratiques Intégratives Complémentaires ? Afin d´atteindre cet objectif et d´analyser les informations recueillies dans le champ empirique, a été choisie la méthodologie de la perspective multiréférentielle, ce qui a permis d´utiliser l´Étude de Cas, moyennant l´approche de recherche qualitative, exploratoire, des instruments/techniques (analyse documentaire, analyse bibliographique, recherche participative et entretien semi-structurée), en utilisant deux méthodes : l´Analyse de Contenu et l´Analyse Comparative. De plus, les dialogues théoriques ont imprégné des pensées, comme le Bioénergétique-Vitaliste, Cartésienne-Nestonienne et le Complexe/Multiréférentielle, qui ont contribué dans l´assimilation de la complexité de l´être humain comme un être bio-psyco-social-spirituel. Ces contributions ont étées fondamentales, mais, néanmoins, insuffisantes pour l´accomplissement de l´objet de l´étude. Ainsi, d´autres auteurs, comme par exemple, Maturana, Morrin, Ardoino, Toralba Reselló ont été « invités » à interagir avec la chercheuse et avec les acteurs sociaux (gestionnaires, thérapeutes et patients), qui font partie de l´ambulatoire. Cela a contribué à augmenter le connaissance sur les « les soins qui montrent l´affection et le respect à l´idiosyncrasie humaine ». Les résultats obtenus ont indiqué que ont été identifiés dans l´ambulatoires de pratiques intégratives complémentaires des piliers qui renforcent le lien entre thérapeutes et patients, résultant de l´affectivité et des soins comme, par exemple, la valorisation des sentiments et des émotions émanant de ces acteurs ; l´accueil adorable des thérapeutes dès l´anamnèse, basé sur des principes / valeurs humanisés et le respect à l´idiosyncrasie des patients ; des aspects comme “politesse”; “dédication”; “préoccupation avec des questions personnelles”; la politique humanisée implantée dans l´ambulatoire, valorisant de petits gestes comme : sourire; toucher; regarder dans les yeux; passer l´ huile sur les pieds; l´écoute sensible; la confiance; l´espoir, la sensibilité, ce qui démontre que “subtilités” dans l´interaction thérapeute-patient sont importantes et constituent des éléments essentiels qui lient affectivement ces acteurs sociaux.
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Brage, Johan, and Leonard Hellström. "The Power of Ice : Effekten på livskvalitet till följd av köldterapi i kombination med andningsövning och meditation." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-82429.
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Bakgrund Vården rör sig mot en mer patientcentrerad syn. Detta reflekteras i den fysioterapeutiska behandlingen där man kan se holistiska modaliteter göra ett inträde. En metod utanför skolmedicinens ramar som samlat uppmärksamhet det senaste decenniet är Wim Hof-Metoden. Den bygger på köldterapi, andningsövning och meditation. För var av dessa delar finns stöd, och lovande forskning har utförts på metoden i sig. Dock så är stödet fortfarande begränsat. Syfte Undersöka om utövandet av Wim Hof-metoden under tre veckor ger effekter på livskvalitet och självskattad hälsa. Metod Deltagare rekryterades via mail och annonser på social media. 8 individer utav 14 intresserade (57%) avlade medgivande och påbörjade intervention. Under tre veckor utförde de dagligen Wim Hof-Metoden. En mätning av livskvalitet med formuläret RAND-36 gjordes vid baseline och efter intervention. Så även med en generell hälsoskattning ur formuläret EQ-5L. Resultat Av 8 deltagare genomförde 5 (62,5%) studien. Således skedde ett bortfall på 3 individer (37,5 %). Efter intervention kunde man se parametriska tendenser till en ökad livskvalitet enligt RAND-36, där sammanlagt medelvärde för domänerna vitalitet, psykiskt välbefinnande och allmän hälsa ökade från 61,6 till 71,0 poäng. För generell hälsa enligt barometern från EQ-5L ökade medelvärdet från 75,4 till 85,6 enheter. Diskussion Resultatet indikerar tendenser till ökad livskvalitet och generell hälsa. Dock var antalet deltagare för lågt för statistisk analys, och gruppens förväntningar höga - vilket sänker datans tillförlitlighet. Forskning av större omfattning och med högre kvalitet behövs för att dra slutsatser kring metodens verkan.
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Villalba, Karina PhD. "The Influence of Gene Environment Interaction on the Risk of Cognitive Impairment: Reducing Sexual Risk Behaviors and Alcohol Use in HIV-infected Adults." FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1615.
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Memory deficits and executive dysfunction are highly prevalent among HIV-infected adults. These conditions can affect their quality of life, antiretroviral adherence, and HIV risk behaviors. Several factors have been suggested including the role of genetics in relation to HIV disease progression. This dissertation aimed to determine whether genetic differences in HIV-infected individuals were correlated with impaired memory, cognitive flexibility and executive function and whether cognitive decline moderated alcohol use and sexual transmission risk behaviors among HIV-infected alcohol abusers participating in an NIH-funded clinical trial comparing the efficacy of the adapted Holistic Health Recovery Program (HHRP-A) intervention to a Health Promotion Control (HPC) condition in reducing risk behaviors.
A total of 267 individuals were genotyped for polymorphisms in the dopamine and serotonin gene systems. Results yielded significant associations for TPH2, GALM, DRD2 and DRD4 genetic variants with impaired executive function, cognitive flexibility and memory. SNPs TPH2 rs4570625 and DRD2 rs6277 showed a risk association with executive function (odds ratio = 2.5, p = .02; 3.6, p = .001). GALM rs6741892 was associated with impaired memory (odds ratio = 1.9, p = .006). At the six-month follow-up, HHRP-A participants were less likely to report trading sex for food, drugs and money (20.0%) and unprotected insertive or receptive oral (11.6%) or vaginal and/or anal sex (3.2%) than HPC participants (49.4%, p
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Lexima, Marie Mirna. "Underserved Patients' Perspectives on How the EHR Impacts Their Health." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1902.
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Our modern health care system requires technology that can deal with multidisciplinary and complex processes, operations, and situations. The EHR, by far, is one of the greatest health information technology innovations that satisfy these requirements because of its efficiency and the effectiveness of its features. This study sought to develop an in-depth understanding of how underserved patients' perspectives about their health and illness, can contribute to greater use of the EHR. It also sought to improve their health outcomes and maintain sustainable change in the lives of the underserved. A quantitative non-experimental design study was conducted over a 6-week period outside of three different internal medicine clinics, one in the Northwestern and the two others in the Southeastern regions of Washington, DC. Surveys were distributed directly to patients coming out of these health clinics, and participants sent their responses via mail. Data collection included 215 surveys out of 560, but, only 155 fit the overall study categories. A strong level of significance in the relationships between clinical outcome measures and the EHR was identified at a 95% confidence interval. There were considerable health determinants that demonstrated the essence of patients' perspectives and the need for its incorporation into health outcomes measures for the underserved populations. The study also identified sets of environmental health predictors which acted as facilitators and contributors to a holistic health management model designed to contribute to the needs of the underserved communities. The holistic health model and the individual care plan model derived from the study are applicable at the level of the underserved population. It can help achieve sustainable health outcomes that will save lives and promote better health.
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Kinney, Hope, and Elizabeth Mueller. "Medical Art Therapy." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2018. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/493.
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This research explores the experiences and practices of Medical Art Therapists; specifically, how working with clients in a medical setting, often as a part of a multidisciplinary team, impacts the work of an Art Therapist. Researchers reviewed the general literature regarding children and adults’ experiences of hospitalization and utilization of psychosocial services. Medical Art Therapy literature is reviewed next, emphasizing work with children, families, and adults. Informed by the literature, researchers invited Medical Art Therapists to participate in a focus group and/or follow-up survey. Researchers conducted a focus group in which participants discussed their experiences and created response art. A survey was then sent to focus group participants and other respondents who were unavailable for the focus group. Researchers identified four categories that emerged from the survey data: “art as self-expression,” “categorization of Art Therapy,” “considerations specific to the medical setting,” and “range of utility” of Medical Art Therapy. Researchers used these categories to analyze data from the focus group and response art. An additional category emerged from these two data sets: “personal experience.” The response art naturally offered another category for analysis: “features of the art.” Researchers compared findings across all data sets and discovered meanings by setting these findings in the context of the general and Medical Art Therapy literature. Further research is warranted to support expansion in the field of Medical Art Therapy.
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Purcell, Carrie Ann. "Touching work : a narratively-informed sociological phenomenology of holistic massage." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/6310.
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This thesis comprises an exploration of the practice of Holistic Massage, working across the sociological areas of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM), body work, emotional labour, sociological phenomenology and narrative inquiry. Holistic Massage is one of a plethora of practices encompassed by the field of CAM. While there has been steadily increasing sociological interest in CAM in recent years, much research has treated this diverse group as relatively homogeneous. This thesis looks at one practice in depth, in order to address issues specific to Holistic Massage – including what ‘holism’ adds up in to in practice, and the devaluation of knowledge based on touch(ing) – as well as those concerning CAM more broadly. Hence, whilst drawing on existing research on CAM, this research also addresses a lacuna within it. This thesis employs the conceptual tool of ‘touching work’, which brings together the concepts of ‘emotional labour’ and ‘body work’ in a way that draws out relevant aspects of each around the fulcrum of touch, thus accounting for the latter in both its sensory and emotional meanings. In so doing, it also contributes to the recently burgeoning literature on the senses in sociology, and to an embodied sociology more generally. The thesis also draws on sociological phenomenology, in particular the notion of the intersubjective ‘stock of knowledge’, and the understanding of talk as constitutive of the everyday social world. The overall methodological approach taken brings together phenomenological theory with narrative inquiry, and specifically with the analysis of the form and content of talk. The analysis presented is based around data from loosely-structured interviews with ten women who do Holistic Massage. The interviews were analysed in terms of their overall shape and distinctive features (Chapter Three) and, in subsequent chapters, with respect to both what was said and how it was said. This analysis examines the constitution of a Holistic Massage stock of knowledge (Chapter Four) and how the practice is bounded (Chapter Five), and concludes in Chapter Six by taking a step back from the detail of the data to look at what can be known from it about Holistic Massage and touching work Piecing together the constitution by practitioners of a stock of professional Holistic Massage knowledge makes a significant contribution to the sociology of CAM. Also, by uniting phenomenological sociology and narrative inquiry, it provides a novel perspective on a form of work which is part of a small but significant contemporary occupational field in the UK. In particular, it draws out the multiple aspects of touch which can in fact be known and articulated through talk and challenges ideas about the supposedly ineffable character of touch. In this regard, it points to similarities between how practitioners talk about this and the Foucauldian challenge to the ‘repressive hypothesis’, which sees people as in fact talking readily and in detail about matters where they claim silence prevails.
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Bollo, Vittorio Andrea. "Taking back their green gold, a blueprint for holistic national legislation regarding medicinal plants in developing countries." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0011/MQ35037.pdf.
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Ekeflo, Li. "En strukturerad litteraturstudie om hälsofrämjande faktorer för ökat välbefinnande hos anställda." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-20030.
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Introduktion Att arbeta med hälsofrämjande insatser på arbetsplatsen är viktigt för att värna om en välmående folkhälsa (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2019). Då stress används som indikator för att mäta folkhälsan och många i dagens samhälle sjukskrivs på grund av arbetsrelaterad stress så är det av folkhälsovetenskaplig relevans att undersöka hållbara lösningar för en jämlik hälsa (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2020; Försäkringskassan, 2016). Med bakgrund av att arbetsplatsen är en viktig arena för att behålla och främja hälsan hos befolkningen (Naidoo & Wills, 2016) så är det av studiens intresse är att undersöka hälsofrämjande arbetsplatser med hjälp av tidigare vetenskapligt material. Syfte Syftet med examensarbetet är att utifrån en strukturerad litteraturstudie beskriva vilka hälsofrämjande faktorer som kan vara framgångsrika för att ökat välbefinnande på arbetsplatser. Metod Studien har gjorts genom en strukturerad litteraturstudie där tio artiklar hämtats från databaserna PubMed och CINAHL. Artiklarnas resultat har vidare analyserats med tematisk analys. Resultat Resultatet visar att det finns åtta hälsofrämjande faktorer (Balans, Bekräftelse, Engagemang, Gruppkänsla, Kommunikation, Medvetenhet, Resurser, Samarbete, Socialt klimat och Stöd) som bidrar till en hälsofrämjande arbetsmiljö är och kan delas in i tre dimensioner på individ, grupp samt ledarskaps och organisationsnivå. Slutsats Det finns hälsofrämjande faktorer som kan tillämpas ur ett helhetsperspektiv och således påverka den övergripande arbetskulturen på arbetsplatsen vilket kan ha positiv inverkan på individers välbefinnande.Introduction Working with health promoting initiatives in the workplace is important for the wellbeing of public health (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2021). As stress is used as an indicator to measure public health and since many people are on sick leave due to work-related stress, it is of public health relevance to investigate sustainable solutions for equal public health (Folkhälsomyndigheten, 2020; Försäkringskassan, 2016). Given that the workplace is an important arena for maintaining and promoting the health of the population (Naidoo & Wills, 2016), it is in the interest of the study to investigate health promoting factors using previous empirical material. The Aim The aim of the study is to describe, based on a structured literature study, which health promoting factors that can be successful to increase well-being in the workplace. Method The study was conducted through a structure literature review where ten articles were selected from the databases PubMed and CINAHL. The result from the articles have been further analyzed with thematic analysis. Results The results shows that eight health promotion factors that can contribute to a health-promoting work environment is: Balance, Confirmation, Commitment, Group feeling, Communication, Awareness, Resources, Cooperation, Social climate, and Support which also can be divided into three dimensions on individual, group, and leadership and organizational level. Conclusion There are health promoting factors that can be applied from a holistic perspective and thus affect the overall work culture in the workplace, which can have a positive impact on individuals' well-being.
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Havlíček, Vilém. "Klinika celostní medicíny." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-226380.
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A master thesis „Clinic of holistic medicine“ is processed as a project documentation. The building is projected for the plat no.170/1 in Kladruby u Vlašimy (Benešov district). Is a three-storyed wooden building from large-format wooden panels. Ceilings are ribbed constructions from spruce wood. Stairspaces are made of reinforced concrete. The house is roofed with a saddle roof made by woodentrusses. Stairspaces and machine room of air conditioning are roofed with a one-sheat flat roof. The project is planned as an extension of the Rehabilitation institute complex in Kladruby.
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Busato, Ivone do Rocio Hubie. "Desenvolvimento de metodologia adequada à disciplina de biologia, que permita uma diminuição da visão fragmentada do saber e contemple uma visão mais integrada e holística." Florianópolis, SC, 2001. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/82259.
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Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção.Made available in DSpace on 2012-10-19T13:28:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 187902.pdf: 302629 bytes, checksum: 92d645077cb4e2c4e16e475cb24ecd83 (MD5)
Este estudo apresenta o ensino de Biologia dentro de uma visão holística, permitindo uma redução da visão fragmentada e contemplando uma visão sistêmica e integradora. Parte de um embasamento teórico do ensino numa visão sistêmica, que possibilita ao educando desenvolver-se integralmente, propiciando o aprender a aprender na construção do aprender a ser. Em um segundo momento, apresenta-se a visão sistêmica como uma nova maneira de compreender e respeitar a vida em todas as formas; visando o despertar de uma consciência ecológica profunda, fundamentada nos valores de desenvolvimento humano integral, de cooperação, solidariedade e sustentabilidade, permitindo o desenvolvimento harmônico da vida sobre a Terra. A metodologia aplicada no CEFET-PR possibilita o desenvolvimento do conhecimento efetivo e contextualizado em Biologia, fundamentado em atividades experimentais e trabalhos em grupo. Os resultados obtidos por meio de levantamentos estatísticos do desempenho escolar e da aprovação em vestibulares, juntamente com o questionário de avaliação da metodologia feito pelos discentes, faz acreditar que esta metodologia efetivamente contribui para a melhoria da qualidade do ensino de Biologia e para a formação de cidadãos ambientalmente alfabetizados.
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Abrahamsson, Eva, and Ida Sääskilahti. "Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av personcentrerad vård : En allmän litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-46180.
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Background: In the 1950s there is a shift from an approach where patient have a passive role towards a more actice and participatory role in caring. Laws and policies emphasize patients' rights and the nurse's responsibility for providing good and safe care. Patients describe that person-centered care brings about a sense of trust, dignity, integrity and security. Aim: To describe nurses´ experiences of person-centred care. Method: A general literature review. Result: Nurses could create a care relationship by involving patients, taking into account patients individual preferences. With adapted information for the individual patient, nurses could contribute to an increased knowledge and understanding of the patients. Barriers to the performance of person-centered care arose in a shortage of time and when patients views were abscent. Conclusion: By being attentive and present, nurses can monitor patients change and make visible the needs and values of patients. The fact that the patients are involved in the care gives them an opportunity to grow.
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Harper, Anne. "The Soldier 360°Orgram: Strengthening Combat-Exposed, Noncommisioned U.S. Army Officers' Interpersonal Sensitivity." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3610.
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Interpersonal sensitivity is a foundational component of interpersonal relationships. It encompasses an individual's self-concept and self-identity, which are formed as the individual develops. An individual's self-concept develops from the norms and mores of his or her society. Soldiers in the U.S. Army have been trained to form a repurposed self to engage in combat and work in combat-focused jobs. The consequence of this training in many cases has been diminished interpersonal sensitivity that has been detrimental to their interpersonal relationships. The Soldier 360° course is a comprehensive treatment program that takes a holistic approach to providing soldiers with self-empowering tools designed to create healing and wellness from the inside out for the individual and for his or her relationships. Deidentified data obtained from Soldier 360° participant scores on the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised and the Quality of Life Inventory were measured using repeated-measures analysis of variance to examine the effect, if any, of the Soldier 360° program on soldiers' interpersonal sensitivity and overall quality of life. Furthermore, changes based on marital status, parental status, and gender were examined. The findings of this quantitative analysis indicated that there is improvement in the interpersonal sensitivity of participants in the Soldier 360° program; however, no significant effect was found in the categorical examinations. This research contributes to positive social change by expanding knowledge researchers, practitioners, and soldiers themselves can use to help soldiers reclaim their lives, maintain successful relationships, and reduce incidence of suicide.
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Estling, Sara. "Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda personcentrerat : En systematisk litteraturstudie." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-53566.
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Bakgrund: Personcentrerad vård har som målsättning att betona att patienter är personer med behov och resurser som behöver bekräftas och tillvaratas av sjuksköterskor. Patienters erfarenheter är att det är grundläggande att bli sedda ur ett holistiskt perspektiv, uttrycka vad som är viktigt för dem och bli förstådda. Syfte: Att beskriva sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda personcentrerat. Metod: En systematisk litteraturstudie med beskrivande syntes där elva vårdvetenskapliga artiklar ligger till grund för resultatet. Resultat: I resultatet framkom två teman; Att se personen bakom patientenmed två subteman: Betydelsen av att se personen i sitt sammanhang och Betydelsen av att identifiera personens individuella behov och Att skapa en vårdrelation med två subteman: Betydelsen av att skapa tillit och Betydelsen av att involvera personen och de närstående. Slutsats:Sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att vårda personcentrerat beskrevs som att lära känna personen bakom patienten för att personen skulle kunna vara i centrum av vården och inte sjukdomen. Genom att se personerna i sitt sammanhang och identifiera vilka behov de hade, kunde sjuksköterskor förstå vad som var viktigt och anpassa vården efter dessa behov. Vidare framkom att det var centralt att bygga upp en vårdrelation med patienten.