EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING AND SURGICAL FEAR IN LIVER TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between spiritual well-being and surgical fear in liver transplant candidates. This study is a cross-sectional study conducted with 124 liver transplant candidate patients admitted to a university liver transplant center. Personal Information Form, Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) and Surgical Fear Scale (SFS) were used to collect data. It was determined that the patients’ spiritual well-being was 24,59 ± 9,20 and their surgical fear was 40,11 ± 10,94. In the study, it was determined that there was a statistically negative correlation between the patients’ spiritual well-being and surgical fear (r=-0.248, p˂0.05). This study proved that liver transplant candidates with high levels of spiritual well-being have lower levels of surgical fear. For this reason, awareness of spiritual well-being should be developed in healthcare professionals and it is recommended that they provide healthcare services that provide moral and social support to patients.

Keywords

• Liver transplant
• surgical fear
• spiritual well-being.

Ethical Statement

Before the study, institutional permission was obtained from the relevant hospital, and ethics committee approval (Decision Date: 10.01.2023; Decision No: 2023/8) was obtained from the Malatya Turgut Özal University. In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, the patients were informed by reading the Volunteer Information Form to them by the researcher. Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included upon taking their verbal consent.

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