Assessing the Spiritual Needs of Patients: Interview and Analysis

Running head: INTERVIEW AND ANALYSIS 1
Interview and Analysis
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INTERVIEW AND ANALYSIS 2
Part 1: Interview
Question: Who or what provides the patient with strength and hope?
Answer: The patient’s sources of hope and strength are her religious peers, family and the clergy.
Question: What does suffering mean to the patient?
Answer: The patient believes that suffering is as a result of punishment from God or a test of an
individual’s faith in God. She is a firm believer that when a person is morally upright, the
chances of suffering are minimal unlike an immoral person.
Question: Is there a role of church/synagogue in the patient's life?
Answer: The patient highly values the church because she believes that it is a holy place where
there are no conflicts, problems or frustrations. She also believes that God resides in the church
and that it is the only place where she can comfortable converse with God and ask for her needs.
Question: How has illness affected the patient and her family?
Answer: The patient recalls when her father was sick and relatives and the society at large
secluded them due to rumors on the cause of her father’s illness. She describes that illness has
caused her family to financially strain, stress, loneliness and depression. However, she admits
that the incident has provided her family with an exceptional experience that has increased their
faith in God as well as learns some basic life lessons like the role and importance of staying
strong as a family.
Question: Does the patient use prayer in their life?

INTERVIEW AND ANALYSIS 3
Answer: Yes. The patient believes that by diligently praying, God intervenes and make her wish
come true. She also believes that prayer gives her power, authority, and shields her from illnesses
and bad omen.
Question: How does the patient express their spirituality?
Answer: The patient practices spirituality by observing Christianity, social action, humanism and
environmentalism.
Question: How would the patient describe their philosophy of life?
Answer: The patient is a firm believer that God is wonderful and the giver of life, and that we are
filled with divine grace.
Question: What is the name of the patient's clergy, ministers, chaplains, pastor, rabbi?
Answer: Fr. Martin Guiseppe
Question: What does dying mean to the patient?
Answer: The patient believes that dying is a beginning of a different life. When people who are
pure at heart die, they begin an eternal life with God while unrighteous people go to hell.
Question: What are the patient's spiritual goals?
Answer: The patient’s spiritual goals include living like she is truly loved by God, acting like she
is truly free from the bondage of sin and always stepping forward confidently like she is
victorious. She is also determined to bravely and strongly endure temptations as well as standing
firm in her faith.
Question: How does your faith help the patient cope with illness?