| Author/Editor | Montanič Starc, Tanja; Karnjuš, Igor; Babnik, Katarina | |
| Title | Attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care among nursing employees in hospitals | |
| Translated title | Stališča do duhovnosti in duhovne oskrbe med zaposlenimi v zdravstveni negi v bolnišnicah | |
| Type | članek | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 53, št. 1 | |
| Publication year | 2019 | |
| Volume | str. 31-48 | |
| ISSN | 1318-2951 - Obzornik zdravstvene nege : strokovno glasilo Zveze društev medicinskih sester in zdravstvenih tehnikov Slovenije | |
| Language | eng, slv | |
| Abstract | Introduction: Understanding spirituality and spiritual care is a prerequisite for holistic care. The research goal was to describe nurses' attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care. Methods: The study was carried out between 2015 and 2016 using a quantitative non-experimental method. The Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale Questionnaire was given to a sample of 182 nursing care employees, mostly women (n = 153, 88.4 %), with completed higher (n = 93, 53.8 %) or secondary (n = 75, 43.4 %) education, from four Slovenian hospitals. The questionnaire had adequate internal consistency (Cronbach alpha = 0.83). Results: The highest agreement (x = 4.27, s = 0.82) was reached on the statement which describes spiritual care as respecting patient's privacy, dignity, cultural and religious beliefs. Participants also agreed with the statement that they provide spiritual care by demonstrating kindness, care, and cheerfulness (x = 4.2, s = 0.76), but they expressed uncertainty about the statement that spirituality and spiritual care are fundamental aspects of nursing care (x = 2.88, s = 1.08). Discussion and conclusion: Participants connect spirituality with an understanding of themselves and the world, rather than only with religion and sacral objects. The research has confirmed the findings of previous Slovenian studies that nurses give priority to meeting patients' physical needs before spiritual ones probably also as a result of a lack of knowledge and professional guidance on spiritual care.Uvod: Razumevanje duhovnosti in duhovne oskrbe je pogoj nudenja celostne oskrbe pacienta. Cilj raziskave je bil opisati stališča zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi do duhovnosti in duhovne oskrbe. Metode: Raziskava je bila izvedena v letih 2015 in 2016, z uporabo kvantitativne neeksperimentalne metode. Na vzorcu 182 zaposlenih v zdravstveni negi iz štirih slovenskih bolnišnic, v katerem so prevladovale ženske (n = 153, 88,4 %) s končano visokošolsko (n = 93, 53,8 %) ali srednješolsko izobrazbo (n = 75, 43,4 %), je bil uporabljen vprašalnik Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale. Vprašalnik je imel ustrezno notranjo konsistentnost (Cronbach alfa = 0,83). Rezultati: Najvišje strinjanje (x = 4,27, s = 0,82) so anketiranci podali za trditev, ki opisuje duhovno oskrbo z vidika spoštovanja zasebnosti, dostojanstva ter spoštovanja kulturnih in verskih prepričanj pacienta. Prav tako se strinjajo, da zagotavljajo duhovno oskrbo pacientov z izkazovanjem prijaznosti, skrbi in vedrine (x = 4,2, s = 0,76). Anketiranci so bili negotovi glede trditve, da sta duhovnost in duhovna oskrba temeljna vidika zdravstvene nege (x = 2,88, s = 1,08). Diskusija in zaključek: Anketiranci duhovnost povezujejo predvsem z razumevanjem samega sebe in sveta, najmanj pa z religijo ter s sakralnimi objekti. Raziskava potrjuje ugotovitve predhodnih slovenskih raziskav, da dajejo zaposleni v zdravstveni negi pred duhovnimi potrebami prednost oskrbi fizičnih potreb, verjetno tudi zaradi pomanjkanja znanja o tem področju in ustreznih smernic. | |
| Keywords | nursing nurses spirituality spiritual care attitudes beliefs spiritualnost medicinske sestre spiritualna oskrba stališča prepričanja |