Journal of Holistic Nursing

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

The Diabetes Educator

Click here for more information

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Craig, C.
Right arrow Articles by Derwinski-robinson, B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Craig, C.
Right arrow Articles by Derwinski-robinson, B.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
Journal of Holistic Nursing, Vol. 24, No. 1, 27-35 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0898010105282526
© 2006 American Holistic Nurses Association

Spirituality, Chronic Illness, and Rural Life

Carol Craig, PhD, FNP-C, RN

Oregon Health & Science University

Clarann Weinert, SC, PhD, RN, FAAN

Montana State University

Joni Walton, PhD, APRN, BC

Carroll College

Barbara Derwinski-robinson, MSN, RN

Montana State University

Purpose:The purpose of this article is to report the findings of an exploration of the associations among spirituality, hope, depression, social support, and well-being in rural dwelling people who have one or more chronic conditions. Method:A mail survey was completed by 111 rural-dwelling people with chronic illness in two rural western states. Findings:Spirituality, hope, depression, and social support had overlapping influence on well-being, although spiritualitywas not shown to have an independent effect. Participants reported unexpectedly high levels of hope and lowlevels of depression despite living with chronic illness. Conclusions:Although spirituality did not have an independent effect, the group as a whole had active spiritual and religious lives, possibly influencing the high levels of hope and low levels of depression found. Implications:The positive picture of rural people with chronic illness needs further investigation for possible mitigating effects of spirituality on problems associated with chronic illness.

Key Words: spirituality • chronic illness • rural dwellers


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Holist NursHome page
E. Birx
Commentary on "Spirituality, Chronic Illness, and Rural Life"
J Holist Nurs, March 1, 2006; 24(1): 36 - 37.
[PDF]