Abstract

This was a retrospective qualitative study that explored the role of spirituality in relation to emotional symptoms of patients awaiting cardiac transplant. Fourteen interviews were analyzed. Themes were identified and will be discussed, including spirituality as an important coping mechanism for emotional symptoms.

Author Details

Joely Teffa Zilkha, SN and Melissa Owen, PhD, RN, CNE - Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha Epsilon

Lead Author Affiliation

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Cardiac Transplants, Emotional Symptoms, Spirituality

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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Exploring the role of spirituality in emotional symptoms experienced by cardiac transplant patients

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This was a retrospective qualitative study that explored the role of spirituality in relation to emotional symptoms of patients awaiting cardiac transplant. Fourteen interviews were analyzed. Themes were identified and will be discussed, including spirituality as an important coping mechanism for emotional symptoms.