ArticlePalliative & supportive care2026
The relationship between nurses' perceptions of spiritual care and their attitudes towards death and care of dying patients.
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Abstract
backgroundHolistic nursing care requires considering not only the physical and psychosocial but also the spiritual care needs of the patient.
objectivesThis study aimed to determine the relationship between nurses' perceptions of the concept of spiritual care and their attitudes towards death and the care of dying patients.
methodsThe sample of this descriptive and correlational study consisted of 383 nurses. Data were collected using the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS), the Spiritual Support Perception Scale (SSPS), the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD), and the Death Attitude Profile Scale (DAP-R). The predictive role of nurses' perceptions of spiritual care on their attitudes toward caregiving for patients approaching death and dying was examined using path analysis. The results of the analysis were presented as descriptive statistics (mean ± SD), and frequency (percentage) distributions. The reliability of the scales and subscales was examined using the Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient.
resultsThe path coefficient between the SSCRS and the DAP-R subscales of SIGNIFICANCE OF
resultsIt was determined that there was a correlation between the nurses' perceptions of the concept of spiritual care and their attitudes towards death and the care of dying patients. It can be suggested that the nurses exhibited a more positive attitude toward the care of dying patients as their understanding of spirituality, spiritual support, and spiritual care increased.
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