TY  - JOUR
T1  - Empathy and Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Among Turkish Nursing Students: A Correlational Study
TT  - Türk Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Empati Düzeyleri ile Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Algıları Arasındaki İlişki: Korelasyonel Bir Çalışma
AU  - Katı, Gizem Nur
AU  - Gözütok Konuk, Tuğba
PY  - 2025
DA  - April
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.58252/artukluhealth.1608911
JF  - Artuklu Health
PB  - Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 3023-7696
SP  - 28
EP  - 36
IS  - 11
LA  - en
AB  - Introduction: This study aimed to determine the relationship between nursing students' levels of empathy and their perceptions of spirituality and spiritual careMethods: This descriptive, correlational study included a sample of 401 nursing students in their second, third, and fourth years at a state university’s nursing faculty. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Toronto Empathy Scale, and the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale.Results: The students' mean total score on Toronto Empathy Scale was 54.26 ± 6.75, and their mean total score on Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale was 65.88 ± 7.99. A significant difference was found between the total Toronto Empathy Scale scores and variables such as gender, receiving education on spirituality and spiritual care, and the need for education on spiritual care (p
KW  - Nursing Students
KW  - Empathy
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - Spiritual Care
KW  - Perception of Spiritual Care
N2  - Giriş: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin empati düzeyleri ile maneviyat ve manevi bakım algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı, ilişkisel çalışma, bir devlet üniversitesinin hemşirelik fakültesinde öğrenim gören ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf 401 hemşirelik öğrencisinden oluşan bir örneklem içermektedir. Veriler Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Toronto Empati Ölçeği ve Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır.Bulgular: Öğrencilerin Toronto Empati Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 54.26±6.75 ve Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği toplam ortalama puan 65.88±7.99’dur. Toronto Empati Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ile cinsiyet, maneviyat ve manevi bakım konusunda eğitim alma durumu ve manevi bakım ile ilgili eğitime ihtiyaç duyma durumu arasında anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur (p
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