The relationship between psychiatric nurses' spiritual care practices, perceptions and their competency

The relationship between nurses' perceptions and competency about spiritual care and influencing factors

“…In a study by Azarsa et al, 17 a significant correlation was found between the subdimension of attitude towards patients' spirituality and the nurses' mean score on the SSCRS ( p < 0.05). Similarly, in a study by Irmak, 5 the correlation between the nurses' mean score on the SCCS subdimension of attitude towards patients' spirituality and communication and the nurses' mean score on the SSCRS was found to be positive and significant ( p < 0.001). Abell et al 18 observed that participating nurses had the most positive perception on the dimension of attitude towards patients' spirituality and communication in providing spiritual care and the least positive perception on the dimension of professionalization and patient counseling in spiritual care.…”

“…Wong et al 4 reported a difference between nurses who had knowledge of spirituality and spiritual care and the SSCRS ( p < 0.05). Similarly, in a study by Irmak, 5 significant differences were found between the SSCRS and having spiritual beliefs, hearing about the concept of spirituality, and having knowledge of spirituality and spiritual care. In contrast, in a study by Kavak et al, 21 no significant difference was found between the SSCRS and hearing about the concepts of spirituality and spiritual care ( p > 0.05).…”

“…Similar results were found in previous studies. 13,16,17 However, Irmak 5 found no significant correlation between these two variables in a study of psychiatric nurses. The studies' different outcomes may be the result of varying opinions on spirituality and the groups' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care.…”

“…Studies have shown that nurses have many different perceptions with regard to the concept of spirituality, and that they show at least one competency regarding spiritual care 5,12 . These studies show the importance of results relating to patient‐specific health care.…”

“…Spirituality affects such concepts as health and illness, and is an element indicative of a person's well‐being and of their life standards 4 . Apart from this, spirituality has an effect on a person's ability to cope in difficult situations, and confers and increases their will to live and their ability to derive meaning from adversity 2,5 …”