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Perception of spiritual care among palliative care nurses: cross-sectional study in eastern Turkey
Zeliha Cengiz1, Dilek Olmaz2, Mensure Turan3
1Assistant Professor, Inonu University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Fundamentals Nursing, Malatya, Turkey.
Background:
Spiritual care is an integral part of palliative care. A nurse's perception of spiritual care is an effective factor for giving spiritual care.
Aim:
To determine the perception of spiritual care and the variables that might affect the perception of spiritual care among palliative care nurses.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study included 51 nurses working in the palliative care units. Perceptions of spiritual care was measured with the Spiritual Support Perception Scale.
Findings:
The mean score of the perception of the spiritual care of the nurses was found to be 64.22±9.25. A negative correlation was found between the nurses' mean score of the perception of spiritual care and the number of patients to whom those nurses provided daily care.
Conclusion:
This study has found that palliative care nurses had a high level of perception of spiritual care. Based on the study results, it was determined that the number of patients receiving daily care was a predictor for the perception of spiritual care.
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