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ArticleBMC nursing2022

The correlation between spiritual care competence and spiritual health among Iranian nurses.

Akram Heidari, Zahra Afzoon, Morteza Heidari

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Akram HeidariSpiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Zahra AfzoonSchool of Allied Medical Sciences, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Morteza HeidariSchool of Health and Religion, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran. mortezaheidari.mh@gmail.com.

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Qom University of Medical Science 991209
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Abstract

backgroundConsidering the importance of spiritual aspects of human beings, spiritual care provision is increasingly recognized as a major duty of healthcare providers, particularly nursing staff. Spiritual care competence is necessary for the nurses to be able to provide spiritual care, but the competence itself is associated with other variables. This study aimed to investigate if the spiritual care competence of nurses is related to their spiritual health.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with the participation of 172 practicing nurses in hospitals affiliated with Qom University of Medical Sciences, selected through stratified random sampling. Participants completed the Persian versions of the Spiritual Health Questionnaire (Amiri) and the Spiritual Care Competence Scale (Van Leeuwen). To examine the correlation between nurses' spiritual health and spiritual care competence, a Spearman coefficient was used and a linear regression analysis was done to determine the predictability of the spiritual care competence of the nurses. The data were analyzed using SPSS v.23 and the significance level was set at 0.05.

resultsThe participants showed a mean (SD) score of 108.93 (19.04) on spiritual care competence and 213.38 (16.49) on spiritual health. Spiritual care competence of nurses showed no significant relationship with demographic characteristics and their spiritual health had a significant relationship with gender only. Correlation analysis revealed a significant relationship between spiritual health and spiritual care competence and their subscales. Moreover, the linear regression analysis indicated that the nurses' performance regarding spiritual health can predict their spiritual care competence.

conclusionThe study revealed that the spiritual care competence of nurses is correlated with their spiritual health and performance as a subscale of spiritual health can predict their spiritual care competence. Thus, it can be concluded that the spiritual health of nurses is an important factor in providing spiritual care for patients and meeting their spiritual needs.

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Correlation analysisIranNursesRegression analysisSpiritual care competenceSpiritual health

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PMID36224620
PMCPMC9555262

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