id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_7rawdsxofjevdewng3c3m2fs7m Gina Diddle Spirituality and Its Relationships With the Health and Illness of Appalachian People 2010 9 .pdf application/pdf 6660 620 55 Spirituality and Its Relationships With the Health and Illness of Appalachian People This article explores the ways spirituality intertwines with the health and culture of those living in the Appalachian region. Nursing has long considered the value of spirituality and faith, noting its complex connections with health and illness. Literature pertaining to spirituality, health, and the culture of those residing in the Appalachian region was reviewed. the review suggests that connections between spirituality and health exist, empirical evidence is limited, somewhat dated, and Appalachia, spiritual, health, religion, illness and in recent years much research linking faith, spirituality, and religion with health and illness have occurred Rural Appalachian populations tend to have higher poverty incidence, health disparities, less education and literacy, spiritual or religious practices influence health, and which Family health in a rural Appalachian Ohio a rural Appalachian county: Implications for health care practice. Integration of spirituality into health care practice by nurse practitioners. ./cache/work_7rawdsxofjevdewng3c3m2fs7m.pdf ./txt/work_7rawdsxofjevdewng3c3m2fs7m.txt