Learning to care for the spirit of dying patients: the impact of spiritual care training in a hospice-setting

WH Chahrour, NC Hvidt, EA Hvidt, DT Viftrup - BMC palliative care, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients approaching the end of their life do not experience their existential and
spiritual needs being sufficiently met by the healthcare professionals responsible for their …

Meanings of “the existential” in a Secular Country: A Survey Study

NC Hvidt, E Assing Hvidt, P La Cour - Journal of religion and health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract “The existential” is a concept that many people use albeit associated with different
meanings. In order to increase research-based insight into the meaning of “the existential,” …

[HTML][HTML] Caring existentially and spiritually for young children and close grandchildren of life-threatened cancer patients in secularized Denmark

DT Viftrup, SS Voetmann - Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose When children are given opportunities to talk about their existential and spiritual
concerns and needs, different health risks related to parents' illness and death may be …

Religious and spiritual coping elements in dealing with chronic diseases: A qualitative exploration of the perspectives of older Iranian zoroastrians

H Rezaeipandari, MA Morowatisharifabad… - Journal of religion and …, 2023 - Springer
Religiosity is a desirable alternative coping strategy for many people when facing negative
life events including age-related infirmities and stressors. Religious coping mechanisms …

Older adults' experience of meaning at the end of life in two Danish hospices: a qualitative interview study

DT Viftrup, C Prinds, RD Nissen, VØ Steenfeldt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to explore how older adults (aged> 65) confronted with imminent
death express their thoughts and feelings about death and dying and verbalize meaning …

Four aspects of spiritual care: a phenomenological action research study on practicing and improving spiritual care at two Danish hospices

DT Viftrup, R Nissen, J Søndergaard… - Palliative Care and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In Denmark and internationally, there has been an increased focus on
strengthening palliative care by enhancing spiritual care. Dying patients, however, do not …

Developing an educational course in spiritual care: an action research study at two Danish hospices

DT Viftrup, K Laursen, NC Hvidt - Religions, 2021 - mdpi.com
Further improvement of spiritual care in palliative care is warranted. Particularly reducing
barriers and enhancing spiritual care competencies among the healthcare professionals is …

Spiritual Care for Children in the End-of-Life Setting

SS Voetmann, DT Viftrup - Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: What it is and …, 2024 - Springer
Both healthy and life-threatened ill children and youth exhibit thoughts and feelings of a
spiritual, existential, and/or religious nature. These thoughts and feelings increase when a …

A qualitative analysis of sacred moments in religiously integrated group therapy

DT Viftrup, S Wong, KI Pargament… - … Health, Religion & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore sacred moments in religiously integrated
group therapy for Danish Pentecostals who were experiencing a personal crisis (n= 18) …

Træt af at yde omsorg: Et aktionsforskningsstudie om, hvordan man forebygger omsorgstræthed blandt medarbejdere på hospice gennem relationsarbejde

DT Viftrup, NC Hvidt, HB Boelsbjerg - Klinisk Sygepleje, 2022 - idunn.no
Baggrund Denne artikel bygger på resultaterne fra et aktionsforskningsstudie, der
undersøgte, hvordan man kan forbedre den eksistentielle og åndelige omsorg, der ydes i …