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A Lion in the House DVD Modules for Health Care Education

Primary Author: A Lion in the House, Community Media Productions, Inc.

A compelling set of teaching modules is available from the Emmy Award-winning documentary about children with cancer, A LION IN THE HOUSE. Based on real-life case studies, where things do not always go so well, the stories offer a forum to consider and discuss approaches to helping families navigate life and death issues related to cancer.

The Case Studies in Spirituality and Childhood Cancer Module offers specific, complicated case studies around issues of spirituality during a pediatric medical crisis. The Institute of Medicine defines pediatric palliative care to include the spiritual needs of a family, with a broad view of spirituality as the search for meaning and purpose in life and in death. Many families rely on spiritual resources in times of health-related crises, especially at end-of-life. Yet the majority of medical caregivers do not address issues of spirituality with their patients, with many feeling ill-equipped to do so. This module offers the insight of several veteran pediatric oncologists around spirituality issues.

-Each DVD module contains mini movies shot over a course of six years, competencies & objectives, discussion questions, a recommended resource list, and a PowerPoint presentation.

Date Last Modified 04/01/2010 Video, Case example/study, Clinical practice guidelines, Course curriculum, Website

Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness

Primary Author: Mareen Pratt,

This book contains scripture verses, meditations and prayers related to specific aspects of living with chronic pain and illness. It includes topics such as "Having a Bad Day," "Where Is God?", and "How much pain can I take?" The author writes from her own experience living with lupus.

Date Last Modified 05/01/2005 Book

Religion, Spirituality, and Depressive Symptoms in Patients with HIV/AIDS

Primary Author: Michael Yi, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati

Article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Describes a study that sought to determine how specific dimensions of religion, spirituality, and other factors relate to depressive symptoms in a contemporary, multi-center cohort of patients with HIV/AIDS. The summary concluded that "A majority of patients with HIV reported having significant depressive symptoms. Poorer health status and perceptions, less social support, and lower spiritual well-being were related to significant depressive symptoms, while personal religiosity and having a religious affiliation was not associated when controlling for other factors. Helping to address the spiritual needs of patients in the medical or community setting may be one way to decrease depressive symptoms in patients with HIV/AIDS."

Date Last Modified 01/01/2000 Article

Spiritual Dimensions of Nursing Practice

Primary Author: Verna Benner Carson, Staff Builders Home Health and Hospice

The second edition of this paperback book provides "perspectives on new research in the spiritual dimensions of nursing care, applying nursing theory to spiritual care, and addressing the spiritual needs of both nurses and patients."

Date Last Modified 10/01/2008 Book

Spiritual Well-Being, Depressive Symptoms, and Immune Status Among Women Living with HIV/AIDS

Primary Author: Safiya George Dalmida, Emory University Nell Hidgson Woodruff School of Nursing

Article from the journal, Women & Health, describing a study that "examined associations of spiritual well being, with depressive symptoms, and CD4 cell count and percentages among a non-random sample of 129 predominantly African-American HIV-positive women. The study found "a significant association between spirituality and immune status among women with HIV."

Date Last Modified 03/01/2009 Article