The Effect of Nurses’ Frequency of Providing Spiritual Care on Their Attitudes Towards Death: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Attitude Toward Death, Nurses , SpiritualAbstract
Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of the frequency of providing spiritual care among nurses on their attitudes toward death.
Method: The study population of this cross-sectional study consisted of nurses working at X Hospital in Turkey (N=900). The study data were collected via personal information forms, the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS), and the Attitude Toward Death Scale (ATDS).
Results: The NSCTS mean score was found to be at a moderate level of 41.03±11.52. The nurses’ ATDS total mean score was 101.91±30.76, and their positive attitudes toward death were above average. Among the independent variables, marital status (β-coefficient= .292; p=0.000) and the clinic (β-coefficient= .142; p=0.014) were found to be effective on attitude towards death and the result was statistically significant. It was determined that these variables explained 13% of the total variance.
Conclusion: It was determined that the frequency of providing spiritual care among nurses did not affect their individual attitudes toward death.
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