Spirituality

"Spirituality" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Sensitivity or attachment to religious values, or to things of the spirit as opposed to material or worldly interests. (from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th ed, and Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed)

Descriptor ID	D029181
MeSH Number(s)	F02.880.705 K01.844.664.500
Concept/Terms	Spirituality Spirituality Spiritualities

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Spirituality".

Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena and Processes [F02]
Religion and Psychology [F02.880]
Spirituality [F02.880.705]
Humanities [K]
Humanities [K01]
Religion [K01.844]
Religion and Psychology [K01.844.664]
Spirituality [K01.844.664.500]

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publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Spirituality" by people in this website by year, and whether "Spirituality" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 33 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2017 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	1	0	1
2011	2	1	3
2012	1	2	3
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	2	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	4	0	4
2018	3	1	4
2019	1	0	1
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Spirituality" by people in Profiles.

Palmer JA, Hilgeman M, Balboni T, Paasche-Orlow S, Sullivan JL. The Spiritual Experience of Dementia From the Health Care Provider Perspective: Implications for Intervention. Gerontologist. 2022 Apr 20; 62(4):556-567. PMID: 34498084.

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Shields AE, Zhang Y, Argentieri MA, Warner ET, Cozier YC, Liu C, Dye CK, Kent BV, Baccarelli AA, Palmer JR. Stress and spirituality in relation to HPA axis gene methylation among US Black women: results from the Black Women's Health Study and the Study on Stress, Spirituality and Health. Epigenomics. 2021 11; 13(21):1711-1734. PMID: 34726080.

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Griffin BJ, Williams CL, Shaler L, Dees RF, Cowden RG, Bryan CJ, Litz B, Purcell N, Burkman K, Maguen S. Profiles of moral distress and associated outcomes among student veterans. Psychol Trauma. 2020 Oct; 12(7):669-677. PMID: 32352806.

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Palmer JA, Smith AM, Paasche-Orlow RS, Fitchett G. Research Literature on the Intersection of Dementia, Spirituality, and Palliative Care: A Scoping Review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020 07; 60(1):116-134. PMID: 31923556.

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Berkel LA, Nilsson JE, Kelly PJ, Anderson WM, Joiner AV, Davids C, Serpe CR. Faith of Our Sister Soldiers: National Guard Women Share Stories of Their Faith During and After Deployment. J Relig Health. 2019 Oct; 58(5):1753-1769. PMID: 31140092.

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Cozier YC, Yu J, Wise LA, VanderWeele TJ, Balboni TA, Argentieri MA, Rosenberg L, Palmer JR, Shields AE. Religious and Spiritual Coping and Risk of Incident Hypertension in the Black Women's Health Study. Ann Behav Med. 2018 11 12; 52(12):989-998. PMID: 30418522.

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Cherry KE, Sampson L, Galea S, Marks LD, Stanko KE, Nezat PF, Baudoin KH. Spirituality, Humor, and Resilience After Natural and Technological Disasters. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2018 09; 50(5):492-501. PMID: 30058284.

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Adong J, Lindan C, Fatch R, Emenyonu NI, Muyindike WR, Ngabirano C, Winter MR, Lloyd-Travaglini C, Samet JH, Cheng DM, Hahn JA. The Relationship Between Spirituality/Religiousness and Unhealthy Alcohol Use Among HIV-Infected Adults in Southwestern Uganda. AIDS Behav. 2018 Jun; 22(6):1802-1813. PMID: 28555316.

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Palmer JA, Howard EP, Bryan M, Mitchell SL. Physiological and psychosocial factors in spiritual needs attainment for community-dwelling older adults. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2018 May - Jun; 76:1-5. PMID: 29407730.

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Kao LE, Lokko HN, Gallivan K, O'Brien V, Peteet JR. A Model of Collaborative Spiritual and Psychiatric Care of Oncology Patients. Psychosomatics. 2017 Nov - Dec; 58(6):614-623. PMID: 28734556.

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