Akram Sadat Sadat Hoseini1, AbdulHosein Khosro Panah2, Fateme Alhani3. 1. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 2. Iran Philosophy Institute (IPI), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. 3. Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study describes the concept of health through an analysis of Islamic sources. METHOD: The concept analysis method of Walker and Avant was used. FINDINGS: The concept of health includes body and spiritual dimensions. Humans have the authority and insight to attain spiritual health, allowing intellectual dominance of the spirit over the body. CONCLUSION: Health and illness are different stages of life, and illness is an opportunity for spiritual growth. It means that events can be used intellectually to gain greater spiritual growth. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: This approach may eliminate the concept of adaptation in nursing. Nurses can aspire to human excellence if they consider illness as a normal event, not an abnormal event to which the patient must adapt.
PURPOSE: This study describes the concept of health through an analysis of Islamic sources. METHOD: The concept analysis method of Walker and Avant was used. FINDINGS: The concept of health includes body and spiritual dimensions. Humans have the authority and insight to attain spiritual health, allowing intellectual dominance of the spirit over the body. CONCLUSION: Health and illness are different stages of life, and illness is an opportunity for spiritual growth. It means that events can be used intellectually to gain greater spiritual growth. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: This approach may eliminate the concept of adaptation in nursing. Nurses can aspire to human excellence if they consider illness as a normal event, not an abnormal event to which the patient must adapt.
Authors: V P van Druten; E A Bartels; D van de Mheen; E de Vries; A P M Kerckhoffs; L M W Nahar-van Venrooij Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2022-03-24 Impact factor: 2.655