Examination of Spiritual Care Needs of Oncology Patients and Spiritual Care Competencies of Oncology Nurses

Abstract

Objective: The study aimed to investigate the spiritual needs of oncology patients and spiritual care competencies of oncology nurses caring for the oncology patients. Material and Method: The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The study was carried out with oncology patients (n=324) and oncology nurses (n=17) who were caring for them in oncology unit of a hospital in the city of İzmir, Turkey. The study data were collected using the Spiritual Needs Scale for the patients and the Spiritual Care Competency Scale-T for the nurses. In statistical analysis, number, percentile, mean score, and standard deviation were used. In the calculations, the level of statistical significance was taken as p<0.05. Results: The mean age of the oncology patients was 57.60±11.41 years. More than half of the patients (61%) indicated at least rarely a need for spiritual care. The mean age of the oncology nurses was 37.11±1.13 years. The nurses’ item mean score on the Spiritual Care Competency Scale-T was 3.77±0.45. The nurses’ item mean scores on the SSCS-T subscales were 3.34±0.58, 3.44±0.66 and 4.52±0.60 for Assessment and Implementation of Spiritual Care, Professionalization and Patient Counselling in Spiritual Care, and Attitude toward the Patient’s Spirituality and Communication, respectively. Conclusion: More than half of the oncology patients need spiritual care. The spiritual care competencies of the oncology nurses providing care to those patients was at a moderate level.

Keywords

• Spirituality
• spiritual care
• oncology nursing

Supporting Institution

YOK

Project Number

YOK

Thanks

The authors would like to thank all the patients and the nurses who participated in this study.

Onkoloji Hastalarının Manevi Bakım Gereksinimleri ile Onkoloji Hemşirelerinin Manevi Bakım Yeterliliklerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırma onkoloji hastaların manevi bakım gereksinimlerini ve onkoloji hemşirelerinin manevi bakım yeterliliklerini incelemeyi amaçladı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir tasarımdadır. Bu araştırma ülkemizin İzmir ilinde bir hastanenin onkoloji biriminde tedavi alan onkoloji hastaları (n=324) ve hastalara bakım veren onkoloji hemşireleri (n=17) ile yapıldı. Araştırmanın verileri hastalar için Manevi Gereksinimler Ölçeği ve hemşireler için Manevi Bakım Yeterlilik Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. İstatistiksel analizde, sayı, yüzdelik, puan ortalaması ve standart sapma kullanıldı. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeylerini hesaplamada p<0.05 alınmıştır. Bulgular: Onkoloji hastalarının yaş ortalaması 57,60±11,41 yıldır. Hastaların yarısından fazlası (%61), en azından nadiren de olsa manevi bakıma gereksinimi duyduğunu belirtti. Onkoloji hemşirelerinin yaş ortalaması 37,11±1,13 yıldır. Hemşirelerin Manevi Bakım Yeterlilik Ölçeği madde puan ortalaması 3,77±0,45 (min=3,26, maks=4,73)’dir. Hemşirelerin Manevi Bakım Yeterlilik Ölçeğin alt boyutlarının madde puan ortalamaları sırasıyla Manevi Bakımın Değerlendirilmesi ve Uygulanması için 3,34±0,58, Manevi Bakımda Profesyonellik ve Hasta Danışmanlığı alt boyutu için 3,44±0,66 ve Hastanın Maneviyatına Karşı Tutumu ve İletişimi alt boyutu için 4,52±0,60’dır. Sonuç: Onkoloji hastalarının yarıdan fazlasının manevi bakım gereksinimi vardır. Onkoloji hastalarına bakım veren onkoloji hemşirelerinin manevi bakım yeterlilikleri orta düzeydedir.

Keywords

• Maneviyat
• manevi bakım
• onkoloji hemşireliği

Project Number

YOK

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