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Attitudes of Iranian Nurses Toward Spirituality and Spiritual Care Publisher Pubmed



Abdollahyar A1 ; Baniasadi H2 ; Doustmohammadi MM3 ; Sheikhbardesiri H4 ; Yarmohammadian MH5
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  1. 1. Faculty of Nursing, Kerman Islamic Azad University, Zarand branch, Kerman, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Public Health Nursing, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  3. 3. Disaster and Emergency Management Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
  4. 4. Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Hojjat Sheikhbardsiri is the corresponding author: Research Center for Health Services Management, Kerman, Iran
  5. 5. Health Management and Economics Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Christian nursing : a quarterly publication of Nurses Christian Fellowship Published:2019


Abstract

Spirituality and spiritual care play a crucial role in providing more effective treatment for patients. The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' attitudes toward spirituality and spiritual care in an educational hospital in Iran. A significant association was found between nurses' spirituality/spiritual care attitudes and age, education level, and type of hospital ward employment (noncritical vs. critical care). Nurses' scores on attitudes toward spirituality and spiritual care suggest the need for more education in this area.
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