Category: Latest Research
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NDE for nurses.
This paper published in the journal ‘Nursing Practice Today’ attempts to give a broad overview of the phenomenon of Near Death Experience (NDE) as a concept analysis. The authors hope that appreciation of this potentially profound experience (including cognitive, affective, paranormal and transcendental components) on patients will assist nurses in providing improved support and integration…
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Calculating the possibility of post mortem survival with the Drake-S equation.
Paper: Biological Death Final? Recomputing the Drake-S Equation for Postmortem Survival of ConsciousnessAuthor(s): Adam J Rock et al.Journal: International Journal of Transpersonal StudiesLink to full paper (PDF). The original Drake equation was formulated in 1961 by Frank Drake as a way to calculate the potential number of advanced extraterrestrial civilisations in our galaxy. The validity…
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A systematic analysis of NDE case reports and research.
This study looked at all the NDE case reports and research studies published in all languages between 1980 and 2022. A total of 2,407 studies were examined. These were critically appraised and evaluated for relevance, quality, validity and methodology using standardised tools. A final list of 54 studies exploring the experiences of 465 people was…
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Experience of cardiac arrest survival. In-depth interviews with 8 Greek Cypriots.
Article: The living experience of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and spiritual meaning making Author(s): Maria Aristidou, Maria Karanikola et al.Date published: 21 April 2023Journal: Nursing Open. Link to full article: The living experience of surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and spiritual meaning making This study examines the experiences of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors within the specific…
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Do cardiac arrest survivors who have NOT had an NDE have equally significant changes in life attitudes?
One theme that is often seen in reports of NDE is a significant, sustained & transformational re-evaluation and/or re-alignment of life view paradigms following the event. Typically, these changes involve the following domains: Source: Persistence of Attitude Changes After Near-Death Experiences (pdf) This raises the question, do similar life view changes occur in people who…
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A comparison of psychedelic drugs and NDEs in changing perspectives on death and dying.
Title: Comparison of psychedelic and near-death or other non-ordinary experiences in changing attitudes about death and dying.Author(s): Mary M Sweeney et al.Journal: PLOS ONEPublication date: August 2022Link to full paper. Both the therapeutic use of psychedelic medicines and the event of a near-death experience (NDE) have been shown in previous studies to reduce death anxiety…