สุขภาวะทางจิตวิญญาณของผู้ดูแลผู้ป่วยมุสลิมที่ป่วยเป็นมะเร็ง ระยะสุดท้ายในสามจังหวัดชายแดนภาคใต้

Abstract

This research aims to study Spiritual Health of Caregiver in Case of End Stage Cancer of Muslim patients. The research is qualitative research using ethnographic and phenomenological approach. Data were collected from Songklanagarind Hospital, Yensira Patients Building at Kok Nao Temple.  Researcher followed participants  to their residences which located in Pattani, Yala and Naratiwat to observe phenomenon and to conduct participative and non-participative observation and both informal interview and in-depth interview. Participants of the study were 7 specifically-selected caregivers.         

          The study finds that all informants believe in religious teachings and apply these teachings in giving care to strengthen and encourage. Religious ritual and practices help to complete spiritual health. This research, participants reflects that pain and disease in God’s decree, and they accept that there are problem and barrier in providing care to patient. Caregiver puts hope on Allah to recovery patient from disease. In case the patients are died, caregiver s understands and accepts it. This shows that the spiritual courage of caregivers in from belief when caregivers understand phenomenon that happen to their selves or their family, it shows us that they have goal spiritual health.

              This research can conclude that Islamic belief has a strong relation to how caregivers provide care to their patients of Muslim end-stage cancer. Caregiver use the religious teaching along with practical method during providing care which can prove that Islamic teaching is the significant spiritual element of caregiver of end-stage Muslim cancer patients.