Abstract
This chapter explores the principles and implementation of humanistic medicine as a spiritual driver for improving the quality of work life of healthcare providers and managing improved health outcomes. The focus is on integrating the specific attributes of spirituality, like mindfulness, introspection, gratitude, and appreciation, with humanistic medicine's emphasis on its features of empathy, compassion, and holistic care. The goal is to explore how this strategy can improve the quality of work life of healthcare providers, helping them to rediscover their passion and enabling them to provide care that is humanistic and person-centered to improve patient experiences and outcomes. This approach also acts as a spiritual and emotional driver for addressing physician burnout and job satisfaction. The chapter also discusses implementation strategies for humanistic medicine. While discussing the challenges of such an approach to health management, the chapter also advocates policies prioritizing and balancing person-centered care and healthcare provider well-being.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Enhancing Client, Family, and Community Health Management |
| Subtitle of host publication | Self, Society, State, Systems, and Spirituality |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Pages | 401-456 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9798369390948 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9798369390924 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2025 |
| Externally published | Yes |