Spirituality Concept by Health Professionals in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Table 3

The codes and subthemes pertaining to the theme of the structure of spirituality.

Theme	Subtheme	Code
The structure of spirituality	The nature of spirituality	A dimension of existence
		Belonging to God
		A great source of strength
		Purpose of Creation
		Meaning of life
		Search for meaning
		The ultimate goal of humans
		The influential part of human life
		Belonging to an eternal life
		Natural human need
The structure of spirituality	Components of spirituality	Connection with God
		Connection with the self
		Connection with the others
		Connection with the nature
The structure of spirituality	Characteristics of spirituality	Dynamic and changing
		Personal and individual
		Subjective and abstract
		Hierarchical
		Relativity
		Nonspecificity to a field of science
		Nonobjectivity
		Growing