scholarly journals Spirituality and Spiritual Care Competence among Expatriate Nurses Working in Saudi Arabia

Religions ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdualrahman Alshehry
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Competence Scale ◽  
Christian Nurses

Background: In Saudi Arabia, where the majority of the nursing workforce are foreigners, little is known about perceptions of spirituality and spiritual caregiving among foreign nurses who provide nursing care to patients with varied spiritual and religious beliefs. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the spirituality and spiritual care competence and its predictors among expatriate Christian nurses in Saudi Arabia, who provide care for Muslim patients. Methods: A convenience sample of 302 nurses was surveyed in this descriptive cross-sectional study using the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and the Spiritual Care Competence Scale. Results: Results revealed high values on three domains, namely, spiritual care, personal care, and existential spirituality. The majority of the respondents reported competence in all six subscales of spiritual care. The participants’ age, educational level, perception of existential spirituality, and personal care were found to be relevant predictors of their spiritual care competence. Conclusions: The findings suggest that existential spirituality and personal care dimensions of Christian nurses’ spirituality and spiritual care perceptions play critical roles in the provision of competent spiritual care to Muslim patients.

An Investigation of the Relationship Between Nurses’ Views on Spirituality and Spiritual Care and Their Level of Burnout

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senay Karadag Arli ◽  
Ayse Berivan Bakan ◽  
Ela Erisik
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the relationship between nurses’ views on spirituality and spiritual care and their level of burnout. Method: This cross-sectional study used a convenience sample that comprised 118 nurses from one state hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected through questionnaires that were filled by the nurses individually, using a sociodemographic characteristics form, the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: A statistically significant relationship was found between subscale scores of Maslach Burnout Inventory and total score of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale. With the increase in nurses’ spiritual care mean scores, there was an increase in the mean scores of the Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment subscales. Conclusions: Nurses’ burnout levels increased with the increase in their spirituality and spiritual care mean scores. This situation can be associated with the fact that providing spiritual care increases nurses’ workload. Therefore, similar studies are recommended to be conducted with wider groups of participants.

scholarly journals Workplace Spiritual Climate and Its Influence on Nurses’ Provision of Spiritual Care in Multicultural Hospitals

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamdan Albaqawi ◽  
Nahed Alquwez ◽  
Joseph Almazan ◽  
Sami Alharbi ◽  
Conrado Catimbang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Spiritual Climate ◽  
Islamic Faith

Background: Spiritual care is a growing field of interest in the healthcare industry in Saudi Arabia, one that is largely defined by the religious and cultural context of the country that has a rich and strong backdrop. Workplace spiritual climate may have a significant impact on nurses’ ability and willingness to provide spiritual care. This study aims to examine the influence of workplace spiritual climate on nurses’ provision of spiritual care. Methods: A convenience sample of 918 nurses employed in seven public hospitals in Saudi Arabia was surveyed in this cross-sectional study using the Spiritual Climate Scale (SCS) and the Spiritual Care Intervention-Provision Scale (SCIPS). Results: The overall mean in the SCS was 64.58 (SD = 24.60), whereas the overall mean in the SCIPS was 56.83 (SD = 9.46). Nurses with Saudi nationality, with Islamic faith, with administrative functions, and with higher years of experience as a nurse reported better perceptions of workplace spirituality. Hospital, position, years of experience in the present hospital, and the hospital’s spiritual climate were identified as significant predictors of the nurses’ spiritual care interventions provision. Conclusions: The results of the study support the importance of having good workplace spiritual climate as it impacts the nurses’ provision of spiritual care interventions.

Confidence toward vaccination as reported by parents of children admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A cross sectional study

Vacunas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.M. AlGoraini ◽  
N.N. AlDujayn ◽  
M.A. AlRasheed ◽  
Y.E. Bashawri ◽  
S.S. Alsubaie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Hyperlipidemia among adults in Arar city, Northern Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
pp. 189-195
Author(s):  
Almhnd Alenezi ◽  
Khalid Alanazi ◽  
Osama Alanazi ◽  
Mohammed Alanazey ◽  
Khaled Alanazey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Autism in Saudi Arabia, a challenge to Saudi families: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1453-1458
Author(s):  
Abdul Khan ◽  
Hussain AlGhadeer ◽  
Ahmed Al-Qassimi ◽  
Tawfiq Al-Jubran ◽  
Hader Al-Momen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional
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