Power and spirituality in polio survivors: a study based on Rogers' science.

Abstract

Rogers' model was used to study patterns of power and spirituality in polio survivors (n = 172) and people who have not had polio (n = 80). Participants completed the Power as Knowing Participation in Change Test and the Spiritual Orientation Inventory. Power was positively related to spirituality (r = .34, p < .005). Polio survivors manifested the same power (t = .44, df = 250, p = .33) and greater spirituality than people who had not experienced polio (t = 3.79, df = 250, p < .001), indicating that patterns of human field change are related to surviving polio. Recommendations include replicating this study with other populations and continuing to develop a theory of spirituality within Rogers' framework.

• Authors: D W Smith
• Journal: Nursing science quarterly (Nurs Sci Q) Vol. 8 Issue 3 Pg. 133-9 ( 1995) ISSN: 0894-3184 [Print] United States
• PMID: 7651631 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Case-Control Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Models, Nursing
• Poliomyelitis (nursing, psychology)
• Power, Psychological
• Religion and Psychology
• Survivors (psychology)