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Spiritual Care Competency Among Healthcare Professionals Working in East Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals
Setegn Mihret Tarekegn1, Biset Gebeyaw1, Muluken Amare Wudu1
1Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia.
Background:
Spiritual care is an essential component of holistic healthcare and plays an important role in addressing patients' emotional and existential needs. Spiritual care competency among healthcare professionals is essential to provide holistic care in healthcare settings.
Objective:
This study aimed to assess the spiritual care competency (SCC) of healthcare professionals at East Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals.
Methods:
A facility-based cross-sectional study design was used in two randomly selected East Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals with a total of 376 study participants from June 01 to 30, 2024. Systematic sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Self-administered questionnaire was employed for data collection. Data were collected by trained data collectors after informed consent was taken from all participants. The outcome variable was measured by the SCC scale with 27-items with six subscales. SCC and explanatory variable associations were investigated by conducting backward linear regression model. In multivariable linear regression, variables with a p-value ≤ 0.05 were declared as statistically significant.
Results:
The overall mean spiritual care competency level among healthcare professionals was 3.33 (SD = 0.89). Male sex and the presence of a hospital supportive environment were the positive predictors of spiritual care competency.
Conclusion:
The overall mean spiritual care competency among healthcare professionals in the study areas was moderate. This result may hinder the full practice of spiritual care in healthcare settings. Hence, healthcare settings should design supportive places to practice spiritual activities by healthcare professionals and their patients.
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