Spiritual and alternative healthcare practices of the Amish

Patricia A Sharpnack; Mary T Quinn Griffin; Alison M Benders; Joyce J Fitzpatrick

doi:10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181d39ade

Spiritual and alternative healthcare practices of the Amish

Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Mar-Apr;24(2):64-72. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181d39ade.

Authors

Patricia A Sharpnack¹, Mary T Quinn Griffin, Alison M Benders, Joyce J Fitzpatrick

Affiliation

¹ School of Graduate and Professional Studies, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124, USA. psharpnack@ursuline.edu

PMID: 20186016
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181d39ade

Abstract

Although the use of spiritual and alternative healthcare practices is increasing, knowledge of these practices among the Amish is limited. This study explored the spiritual and healthcare practices of 134 Amish. Information about the diversity and prevalence of these practices among the Amish may be useful to nurses in practice.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitude to Health / ethnology*
Christianity*
Complementary Therapies / statistics & numerical data*
Cultural Characteristics
Female
Health Behavior / ethnology*
Holistic Health*
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medicine, Traditional / statistics & numerical data*
Middle Aged
Ohio
Religion
Religion and Medicine
Surveys and Questionnaires