Mojtaba Ghorbani1, Eesa Mohammadi2, Reza Aghabozorgi3, Monir Ramezani4. 1. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. 2. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. mohamade@modares.ac.ir. 3. Khansari Hospital and Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. 4. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The study was an attempt to explore the effect of applying spiritual model of nursing care on spiritual well-being and quality of spiritual care in cancer patients. METHOD: A quasi-experimental study, the present inquiry was carried out with control and intervention groups with participation of 72 patients and 63 nurses in an advanced center in Iran. The Spiritual Care Model (SCM) was designed by the researchers in this study and was performed on the intervention group by nurses after they received proper training. The data were collected using Demographic Information Questionnaire, Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), and Spiritual Care Delivery Rating Scale (SCDRS) in pre-intervention and post-intervention stages and were analyzed with SPSS v.16. RESULTS: Before the intervention, the means for spiritual well-being and the quality of spiritual care were not significantly different for the intervention and control groups (p < 0.05). After the intervention, i.e., upon discharge from the hospital, the mean of spiritual well-being in the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < 0.001). Based on the opinions of both nurses and patients, the mean of the spiritual care quality was significantly higher in the intervention group in comparison to that in the control group once the intervention was over (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Given the positive effect of the SCM on enhancing the spiritual care quality and improving the patients' spiritual well-being, it is recommended that the SCM be used as a proper guideline and as a model for boosting nurses' professional performance in spiritual care.
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PURPOSE: The study was an attempt to explore the effect of applying spiritual model of nursing care on spiritual well-being and quality of spiritual care in cancerpatients. METHOD: A quasi-experimental study, the present inquiry was carried out with control and intervention groups with participation of 72 patients and 63 nurses in an advanced center in Iran. The Spiritual Care Model (SCM) was designed by the researchers in this study and was performed on the intervention group by nurses after they received proper training. The data were collected using Demographic Information Questionnaire, Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS), and Spiritual Care Delivery Rating Scale (SCDRS) in pre-intervention and post-intervention stages and were analyzed with SPSS v.16. RESULTS: Before the intervention, the means for spiritual well-being and the quality of spiritual care were not significantly different for the intervention and control groups (p < 0.05). After the intervention, i.e., upon discharge from the hospital, the mean of spiritual well-being in the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p < 0.001). Based on the opinions of both nurses and patients, the mean of the spiritual care quality was significantly higher in the intervention group in comparison to that in the control group once the intervention was over (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Given the positive effect of the SCM on enhancing the spiritual care quality and improving the patients' spiritual well-being, it is recommended that the SCM be used as a proper guideline and as a model for boosting nurses' professional performance in spiritual care.
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Keywords:
Cancer patient; Nursing; Quality of care; Spiritual care model; Spiritual well-being