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Jun, 2024;63 (3): 1775-1785.

Spiritual Care Support Perception and Spiritual Care Competence of Nursing Students in Turkey: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Turkan Karaca, Yasemin Altınbaş
Author Information
  1. Turkan Karaca: Nursing Department, Faculity of Health Sciences, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey. turkan_20051@hotmail.com. ORCID
  2. Yasemin Altınbaş: Nursing Department, Faculity of Health Sciences, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey.
PMID: 37847445 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01931-3

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the spiritual care support perception and spiritual care competence of nursing students, and the effect of a spiritual care course on their perceptions and competence in this regard. The study was conducted within the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing located in the south of Turkey. Data were collected through the Descriptive Characteristics Form, Spiritual Support Perception Scale, and Spiritual Care Competence Scale. The results of this study show that; there was a significant difference between the total spiritual care competence scale score averages of the control group students and the experimental group students. There was a significant difference between the total spiritual support perception scale score averages of the control group students and the experimental group students. Based on this study, it is recommended to further extend this study by adding spiritual care course content to the curriculum for junior and senior students to reveal the differences between the years, and to evaluate the knowledge of the students.

Keywords

Nursing students Spiritual care Spiritual support

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MeSH Term

Humans
Turkey
Students, Nursing
Female
Male
Spirituality
Young Adult
Adult
Surveys and Questionnaires
Curriculum
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Journal Article

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