The Investigation of the Relationship Between Mortality Awareness and Spiritual Care Competencies of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units

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ID13628841
AuthorsVildan Kocatepe (0000-0001-6928-6818, Nursing Department, Health Science Faculty, Izmir Demokrasi University, Izmir, Turkey, corresponding author), Filiz Yöyler (Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Izmir, Turkey), Müge Coşğun (Nursing Department, Health Science Faculty, Izmir Demokrasi University, Izmir, Turkey), Begüm Güler (0000-0002-2688-4313, Nursing Department, Health Science Faculty, Izmir Demokrasi University, Izmir, Turkey), Özlem Ediboğlu (0000-0003-2365-9863, Dr Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Izmir, Turkey)
Year2024
Pages302228241307164-302228241307164
Publication date2024-12-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228241307164
PMID39627177
OpenAlexW4404956040
LanguageEN
References cited23

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mortality awareness and spiritual care competence among nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units. This cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study included a sample of 163 nurses who had worked for at least one month in intensive care and palliative care units in two hospitals. Data were collected between 02/01/2024 and 28/06/2024. The mean total score of the nurses on the Multidimensional Mortality Awareness Scale was 122.59 ± 15.59 and the Spiritual Care Competence Scale was 105.85 ± 11.90. A positive significant relationship was found between mortality awareness and spiritual care competence ( p < .05). It was observed that as the mortality awareness of ICU and palliative care nurses increased, their spiritual care competence also increased

Alternative medicine · Competence (human resources · Family medicine · Health care · Intensive care · Intensive care medicine · Palliative care · Spiritual care · Spirituality · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Critical Care Nursing

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