Title

Athletic Training Student Perspectives on Spirituality and Spiritual Care in Clinical Practice: A Pilot Study

Document Type

Peer Reviewed Article

Publication Date

1-2019

Abstract

Spirituality is an important component of holistic health care. While attitudes of athletic training program directors and clinicians toward spirituality are documented, the attitudes and practices of athletic training students are unknown. Athletic training students in this pilot study believe that spirituality is an important part of health care; however, athletic training students preferred items in which patients took the lead in raising spiritual issues. Therapeutic actions that support a patient's spiritual well-being without being openly religious were preferred.

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