RESUMO
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organisation defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infermity". In May 1984 the spiritual dimension became part of WHO Member States' strategies for health. The WHO defines quality of life as "individuals' perceptions of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns." PURPOSE: To test health workers' quality of life (QOL) with regard to their spirituality. METHODS: The WHOQOL SRPB-domain 6 was used. It denotes an individual's perception of quality of life, as far as spirituality is concerned. The sample was formed by 116 health workers from three wards of three Rehabilitation Hospitals owned by the Brothers of Saint John of God, in Northern Italy. RESULTS: The sample shows means above the mid-point in all facets denoting reasonably good quality of life in the domain of spirituality. The most significative variables are: health conditions (p = .001*), religiousness (p < or = .0005**), personal creed (p < or = .0005**). IMPLICATIONS: The sample's quality of life in the domain of spirituality is reasonably good. Our findings suggest that spirituality is associated with the subjective perception of people's health status.
Assuntos
Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Nível de Saúde , Corpo Clínico Hospitalar/psicologia , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/psicologia , Qualidade de Vida , Espiritualidade , Adulto , Idoso , Doença de Alzheimer/reabilitação , Análise de Variância , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde/etnologia , Características Culturais , Feminino , Saúde Holística , Hospitais Religiosos , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pesquisa Metodológica em Enfermagem , Centros de Reabilitação , Religião e Psicologia , Valores Sociais , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
The aims of this study were to evaluate the outcome of inpatients with severe psychiatric disorders after 6 months of multimodal residential treatment. Ninety-one subjects admitted to residential prolonged treatment at an Italian rehabilitative complex were included in the study. Within 6 months, the program of treatment was effective in reducing symptoms and improving the patients' psychosocial functioning. The study of personality can be useful to "dose" symptomatic (pharmacological and psychotherapeutic) and rehabilitative treatments in the therapy program.
