The Relationship Between Nurses' Spiritual Well-Being and Patient Privacy: A Cross-Sectional Study

This study aimed to examine the relationship between nurses' levels of spiritual well-being and their status of observing patient privacy.

A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted.

The sample comprised 199 nurses working in a university hospital. The study data were collected between 1 January and 28 February 2022, using a Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and the Patient Privacy Scale in Nursing. Ethics committee approval was obtained from a state university's Scientific Research Ethics Committee.

It was determined that the nurses' spiritual well-being levels were above the medium level, and the patient's privacy was high. A statistically significant positive relationship exists between the Spiritual Well-Being Scale and Patient Privacy Scale in Nursing scores. The regression model for the total scale showed an R² of 29.3%. A point increase in the Spiritual Well-Being Scale score causes an increase of 0.424 units in the Patient Privacy Scale in Nursing score.

It has been determined that as nurses' spiritual well-being increases, they pay more attention to patient privacy.

This study contributes to the nurses' understanding of the importance of spiritual values in patient privacy and to pay attention to this issue in patient care.

In this study addressing patient privacy, it was found that nurses' spiritual well-being is related to patient privacy. The conclusions impact future patients, nurses and managers.

The study was compliant with the STROBE checklist.

No patient or public contribution.