Integration of Spirituality in Medical Education in Iran: A Qualitative Exploration of Requirements

Table 2

Codes and categories related to educational requirements theme.

Theme	Category	Codes
Educational requirements	Cognitive needs	Concept of spirituality and spiritual health
		Spiritual health in Islamic sources
		Indicators and criteria of spiritual health
		Concepts of religion
		Spiritual health assessment tools
		Spiritual pathology
		Spiritual treatments (interventions)
		Differentiating problems of different areas of health
	Emotional needs	Attention to, importance of, and priority of spiritual dimension of providing services
		Statement of problem and academic and up-to-date evidence
		Reasons and routes for entry of spirituality in clinical setting
	Psychomotor needs	Spiritual assessment (taking history)
		Principles of spiritual care of patients and care providers
		Intervention range (simple and advanced)
		Referral