PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To examine the differences among secular, traditional, and religious Israeli oncology nurses' intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and attitudes toward spiritual care. DESIGN: A comparative, descriptive study. SAMPLE: 148 Israeli Jewish nurses drawn from the membership of the Israeli Oncology Nursing Association. METHODS: Nurses completed mailed questionnaires. The four scales used were intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity portions of the Revised Age Universal Intrinsic-Extrinsic Scale, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Spiritual Care Perspective Scale. FINDINGS: Secular, traditional, and religious Jewish respondents differed significantly in intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and religious well-being. No significant differences were found in existential well-being and attitudes toward spiritual care. Although not significant, an interesting trend was that secular nurses demonstrated more positive attitudes toward spiritual care than religious nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Jewish nurses' religiosity, spiritual well-being, and perhaps their attitudes toward spiritual care may be influenced by whether they are secular, traditional, or religious nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Israeli Jewish oncology nurses need self-awareness of their intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and attitudes toward spiritual care when they are administering holistic care to their patients.
PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES: To examine the differences among secular, traditional, and religious Israeli oncology nurses' intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and attitudes toward spiritual care. DESIGN: A comparative, descriptive study. SAMPLE: 148 Israeli Jewish nurses drawn from the membership of the Israeli Oncology Nursing Association. METHODS: Nurses completed mailed questionnaires. The four scales used were intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity portions of the Revised Age Universal Intrinsic-Extrinsic Scale, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Spiritual Care Perspective Scale. FINDINGS: Secular, traditional, and religious Jewish respondents differed significantly in intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and religious well-being. No significant differences were found in existential well-being and attitudes toward spiritual care. Although not significant, an interesting trend was that secular nurses demonstrated more positive attitudes toward spiritual care than religious nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Jewish nurses' religiosity, spiritual well-being, and perhaps their attitudes toward spiritual care may be influenced by whether they are secular, traditional, or religious nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Israeli Jewish oncology nurses need self-awareness of their intrinsic religiosity, extrinsic religiosity, spiritual well-being, and attitudes toward spiritual care when they are administering holistic care to their patients.
Authors: Brian A Primack; Jennifer Mah; Ariel Shensa; Daniel Rosen; Michael A Yonas; Michael J Fine Journal: J Ethn Subst Abuse Date: 2014 Impact factor: 1.507
Authors: Klaudia Jakubowska; Paweł Chruściel; Krzysztof Jurek; Michał Machul; Aneta Kościołek; Beata Dobrowolska Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-11 Impact factor: 3.390