A correlation between spiritual level and preoperative patients’ anxiety

Pre-surgery is an action before surgery, which can trigger psychological problems, such as anxiety. Spiritual strength is able to help the individual towards the healing and fulfillment of life goals. The aim of the reseach was discover the correlation between the spiritual level and anxiety in preoperative patients in the surgical inpatient units of RSUD Banyumas. This study was conducted from 12 November to 12 December 2019 in the surgical inpatient units of RSUD Banyumas. This research was a non-experimental quantitative, using a correlational research design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample was selected by purposive sampling technique, with 72 sample respondents. The data collection technique used the HARS (Hamilton Rating Scale Anxiety) and DSES (Daily Spiritual Experience Scale questionnaires) questionnaires. The result found 27.8% of patients' preoperative anxiety level at RSUD Banyumas did not experience anxiety, 56.9% felt mild anxiety, and 15.3% suffered from moderate anxiety. Meanwhile, for the spiritual level, only 1.4% of the preoperative patients at RSUD Banyumas had a low spiritual level, 52.8% were at a moderate spiritual level, and 45.8% presented a high spiritual level. The Spearman Rank statistical test obtained p-value = 0.0001; the correlation coefficient was -0.469. There was a correlation between the patients' spiritual level and preoperative anxiety in the surgical inpatient units of RSUD Banyumas.

GAMBARAN PERSEPSI SPIRITUAL PASIEN GAGAL GINJAL KRONIK YANG MENJALANI HEMODIALISA

Latar belakang: Spiritualitas merupakan sebuah keyakinan dari suatu hubungan antara manusia dengan Tuhannya. Spiritual adalah suatu kebutuhan manusia untuk mempertahankan keyakinannya serta memenuhi kebutuhan agamanya. Spiritualitas memberikan peranan penting dalam berpikir dan bertingkah laku pasien GGK yang menjalani hemodialisa. Spiritualitas bermanfaat sebagai sumber dukungan, penuntun hidup, mempengaruhi tingkat kesehatan, sumber kekuatan dan penyembuhan. Tujuan: Mengetahui gambaran persepsi spiritual pasien gagal ginjal kronik yang menjalani hemodialisa di Rumah Sakit Islam Purwokerto Metode: Penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode penelitian deskriptif non eksperimen. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) dengan Rerata koefisiensi reabilitasnya adalah 0,92. Analisis univariat meliputi deskripsi karakteristik responden, persepsi spiritual dan tingkat spiritual responden Hasil: Persepsi Spiritual Pasien Gagal Ginjal Kronik yang menjalani Hemodialisa di RSI Purwokerto menunjukkan 88,1 % dalam kategori tinggi, 10,9 % sedang, dan 1 % rendah. Sedangkan tingkat spiritualnya adalah 80 % dalam kategori tinggi dan 20 % dalam kategori sedang. Kesimpulan: Semakin baik atau tinggi persepsi sipiritual responden maka akan semakin baik atau tinggi pula tingkat spiritualnya.

Peran self-compassion dan spiritualitas terhadap depresi pada ibu hamil

Kehamilan merupakan peristiwa penting yang menyebabkan adanya perubahan fisik dan psikologis pada ibu hamil, sehingga dapat menimbulkan gejala depresi selama masa kehamilan. Penelitian sebelumnya menemukan bahwa self-compassionberkorelasi negatif secara signifikan dengan depresi, begitu pula pada spiritualitas. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji peran self-compassion dan spiritualitas secara bersama-sama terhadap depresi pada ibu hamil. Penelitian ini melibatkan 125 ibu hamil yang melengkapi kuesioner Edinburgh Posnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), dan Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES). Hasil uji regresi ganda menunjukkan bahwa self-compassion dan spiritualitas memiliki peran yang signifikan secara bersama-sama dalam memprediksi depresi pada ibu hamil. Ibu hamil dengan skor self-compassion yang lebih tinggi mampu memprediksi skor depresi yang lebih rendah meskipun skor spiritualitasnya dibuat tetap, dan sebaliknya. Aspek self-judgement dan persepsi terhadap peristiwa transenden diketahui memiliki kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap depresi pada ibu hamil. Hasil penelitian tersebut diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam mengatasi prevalensi depresi pada ibu hamil yang semakin meningkat.

Daily Spiritual Experiences: Examining Measurement Invariance by Gender in a Nationally Representative Sample

In this paper, I examine the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) for measurement invariance across men and women. Data for this analysis is from the General Social Survey, a nationally representative dataset of participants from the United States. Using lavaan and semPlot packages in R, I created nested models to test for levels of invariance. Results indicated that a brief 5-item DSES construct achieved scalar invariance across groups, suggesting that the construct holds true for both men and women. These findings add support for testing gender differences for DSES using the brief 5-item DSES construct.

Hubungan Spiritualitas dengan Stres pada Penderita Hipertensi di Poli Jantung RSU dr. H. Koesnadi-Bondowoso

Stress becomes one of the factors causing hypertension. The correlation of stress and hypertension occurs through sympathetic nerve activities, which can gradually increase blood pressure. Spirituality is one of coping to deal with stress. Someone who has a high spiritual level is believed that his belief and relationship with God are better. This study analyzed the correlation between spirituality and stress in hypertension patients at the Cardiology unit of dr. H. Koesnadi Hospital-Bondowoso. The variables were Spirituality and Stress. The research design was observational analytic with a cross-sectional approach with 84 respondents obtained using consecutive sampling technique. The data collection was carried out by giving the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questionnaire on August 14th-28th 2018. The results of analysis using the Spearman correlation test were p value = 0.001 and r = -0,429 (p <0, 05), indicated a significant correlation between spirituality and stress in hypertension patients. A person who has good spirituality can control his chronic disease and help him to manage his conditions patiently, calmly and can determine his life goals. Suggestions for nurses are to be able to provide motivation to patients to accept the disease and improve adherence to the treatment.

Are Hospital Chaplains Under Stress in Hong Kong? Preliminary Results from a Pilot Study

In Hong Kong, healthcare professionals are under great stress when performing their duties in public hospitals, in which patient beds are usually fully occupied, and the workload is high. Hospital chaplains are members of the healthcare team in a hospital, as well: Are they also under stress? Furthermore, is there any relationship between religious experience and stress? This study aims to provide some background information about the health status of hospital chaplains, and to explore any relationships between stress and their spiritual experiences. A total of 100 hospital chaplains were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study, and a 60% valid response rate was obtained. Participants completed the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 and the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale. The results showed that most of the hospital chaplains (78.3%) have a normal stress level, and the prevalence of mild to severe symptoms of stress is low (21.7%) when compared with the stress levels of nurses (41.1%) found in another study. However, more anxiety was expressed by younger hospital chaplains; this is common in caring professions, and they should have mentoring and support. All hospital chaplains have a higher level of spiritual experiences, which was not found to be related to stress.

PERAN SELF-COMPASSION DAN SPIRITUALITAS TERHADAP DEPRESI PADA IBU HAMIL

– Pregnancy is a significant event that causes changes both physically and psychologically among pregnant women. Hence, it can trigger symptomps of depression during pregnancy. Previous studies have shown that self-compassion significantly correlated with depression, as well as spirituality. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of self-compassion and spirituality toward depression among pregnant women simultaneously. The sample of this study was pregnant women who had completed Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES) (n = 125). The result of multiple regression analysis showed that self-compassion and spirituality have significant roles in predicting depression among pregnant women simultaneously. A higher score of self-compassion could predict a lower score of depression, even when the score of spirituality was being controlled. The self-judgement and perception of transcendent events dimensions have significant contributions toward depression among pregnant women. Abstrak — Kehamilan merupakan peristiwa penting yang menyebabkan adanya perubahan fisik dan psikologis pada ibu hamil, sehingga dapat menimbulkan gejala depresi selama masa kehamilan. Penelitian sebelumnya menemukan bahwa self-compassion berkorelasi negatif secara signifikan dengan depresi, begitu pula pada spiritualitas. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji peran self-compassion dan spiritualitas secara bersama-sama terhadap depresi pada ibu hamil. Penelitian ini melibatkan 125 ibu hamil yang melengkapi kuesioner Edinburgh Posnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS), dan Daily Spiritual Experience Scale (DSES). Hasil uji regresi ganda menunjukkan bahwa self-compassion dan spiritualitas memiliki peran yang signifikan secara bersama-sama dalam memprediksi depresi pada ibu hamil. Ibu hamil dengan skor self-compassion yang lebih tinggi mampu memprediksi skor depresi yang lebih rendah meskipun skor spiritualitasnya dibuat tetap, dan sebaliknya. Aspek self-judgement dan persepsi terhadap peristiwa transenden diketahui memiliki kontribusi yang signifikan terhadap depresi pada ibu hamil. Hasil penelitian tersebut diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi dalam mengatasi prevalensi depresi pada ibu hamil yang semakin meningkat.

Daily Spiritual Experience and Religious Believe

Spiritual experience is often realized as a personal reality that is different from the doctrine of religious beliefs, but whether spiritual experience and religious beliefs are two constructs that are not related to each other is still a subject of debate on this secular oriented world. This study aims to explain the relationship between daily spiritual experience and religious beliefs. The subjects in this study were 69 early adults. The method of data collection in this study was carried out using the Daily Spiritual Experience Scale-Short Form and Religious Belief and Values Scale-Short Form. The results of the research data were analyzed using the Pearson product-moment correlation technique. The result shows a positive relationship between daily spiritual experiences and religious beliefs. Religious beliefs and values can encourage someone to find feelings of love, peace, and happiness in their daily spiritual experiences.