https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/31588 2026-04-30T10:17:01Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32194 Title: Family participation in maintaining human dignity of patients Authors: Grech, Mario Abstract: In order to establish who are those who form part of this health care team, one must keep in mind that nowadays it is strongly recommended that healthcare delivery systems become patientcentered rather that clinical or disease centered. In this case, it becomes evident that among health providers, the patient's family plays an important role. Studies show that "including and embracing family as an integral part of the multiple professional team are essential for the timely restoration of health or optimising the dying process for the critically ill patients. As a matter of fact support for the psychological and spiritual health of the family is an essential component of the patient-centered care for the ill and literature shows that abroad, hospitals have set up structures such as a "Family-Patient Advisory Council" to promote and enhance the communication processes between staff and patients/families; to assist staff to effectively communicate treatment protocols and services that are available! 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32193 Title: Current and future research on spirituality and spiritual care Authors: Ross, Linda Abstract: Should we be researching it and if so, how should we research it? If we try to measure it are we using a reductionist & materialistic paradigm that does not really fit? (Descartes, Newton). Is there a more appropriate paradigm? Spirituality may have different ontological [existence] & epistemological [knowledge] assumptions. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32192 Title: Spirituality of the mother and the unborn child Authors: Hall, Jenny Abstract: I am aware this presentation is aimed specifically to the midwifery students, however this has relevance to all of you in whatever nursing role you are playing. I have been a midwife now for nearly 25 years and have watched a lot of changes both in the UK and globally. I have been wondering what nursing and midwifery care will look like in 2031- when current students have been practicing for that long. What will you want to be saying to the students then? I have been thinking a lot about students recently. Because I am a teacher of midwives but also because I am a mother. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/32191 Title: Nurses/midwives' awareness of the spiritual dimension in care : perceived impact on self and care Authors: Baldacchino, Donia Abstract: Literature criticised nursing care for giving minimal attention to the spiritual dimension in patient care (Baldacchino 2005, Oldnal 1996, Ross 1996). This may be due to lack oftime, work overload, secularisation of the contemporary society, feelings of incompetence to deliver spiritual care and lack of education in the curricula (Baldacchino 2006, McSherry 1998, Ross 1994). Bradshaw (1997) argues that spiritual care is caught rather than taught from role-models in the clinical area. However, it is argued that since spiritual care is not being given the merited attention, learning on the spiritual dimension in care through role-modelling appears to be impracticable. 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z