Nurses' perceptions of spiritual care and attitudes toward the principles of dying with dignity: A sample from Turkey.
Spiritual care is vital for holistic care and dying with dignity. The aim of this study was to determine nurses' perceptions of spiritual care and their attitudes toward dying with dignity. This study was conducted with 289 nurses working at a public hospital. Results showed three things. First, spiritual care perceptions and attitudes toward dying with dignity were more positive in female participants than in male participants. Second, there was a correlation between participants' education levels and their perceptions of spiritual care. Third, there was also a correlation between participants' attitudes toward dying with dignity and their perceptions of spiritual care.
a Department of Nursing , Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences , Edirne , Turkey.
Eylem Pasli
EP
Gurdogan
b Department of Nursing , Sultan I. Murat State Hospital , Edirne , Turkey.
Duygu
D
Kurt
a Department of Nursing , Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences , Edirne , Turkey.
Berna
B
Aksoy
a Department of Nursing , Trakya University Faculty of Health Sciences , Edirne , Turkey.
Ezgi
E
Kınıcı
b Department of Nursing , Sultan I. Murat State Hospital , Edirne , Turkey.
Ayla
A
Şen
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009726:Nurses; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012297:Right to Die; D029181:Spirituality; D014421:Turkey