Insight Into the Role of Protestant Christianity in the Experience of Living With a Suicidal Relative: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
This study offers valuable insight into the role of religious beliefs and meaning-making influencing the experiences of Christian relatives living with a suicidal loved one. It highlights religion's role in their coping processes. The findings equip mental health nurses with a deeper understanding of religious coping strategies, enabling them to provide better support to relatives. Integrating spirituality/religion into support allows nurses to respond more holistically to relatives' needs, potentially improving their well-being and resilience. Spiritual care is a part of nursing, but nurses feel unprepared. It is recommended that education and policy focus on nurses to better support relatives.
Authors
- Janneke M. de Man‐van Ginkel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3702-3711)
- Hanneke Schaap‐Jonker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-6188)
- Nynke Boonstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3592-1953)
- Christina Hennipman‐Herweijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7883-2813)
- Joke C. van Nieuw Amerongen-Meeuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7584-3211)
Institutions
- University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (NL)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Stenden University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Boschman Technologies (Netherlands) (NL)
- Art Innovation (Netherlands) (NL)
- Early Intervention Foundation (GB)
- NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.70025
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Universiteit Utrecht