Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention of Spirituality in Nursing Professionals Working in Critical Health Care Settings to Promote Spiritual Self-care.
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Nursing Education Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Spirituality, Nursing, Intensive Care (ICU). Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Colombia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study will evaluate the effect of an educational intervention of spirituality in nursing professionals acting in critical care contexts to favor spiritual self-care, compared with the conventional care group. The educational intervention adopts Pamela Reed's theory of the transcendence of the self as a theoretical reference, which facilitates the understanding of the phenomenon of spirituality by adopting an integral approach focused on personal growth. To determine the effect of the intervention, the Spiritual Perspective Scale (SPS) developed by Reed will be applied.
Detailed description
Since its historical origins, nursing has been deeply linked to values and principles that give it a solid spiritual heritage. This spiritual connection has been the basis on which the profession has developed, allowing it to evolve without losing its fundamental essence.
In contexts of high emotional demand, such as critical care environments, professionals are faced with multiple spiritual needs that produce existential crises in the search for meaning and purpose, then spirituality acts as a source of strength that not only helps to face challenges, but also promotes greater satisfaction in their daily work.
Thus, the integration of spirituality in the workplace has demonstrated multiple benefits such as increased motivation and commitment, greater job satisfaction and significant improvements in mental and emotional health.
Interventions
- Other Nursing Education Intervention
Four standardized sessions. With a duration of 40 to 60 minutes each session, once a week for a period of one month and a follow-up one month after the end of the intervention. Interventions are carried out at different times depending on the availability of the nursing professionals.
Primary outcome measures
- Spiritual perspective [Time frame: 2 mounths]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Work in a critical unit of the institutions where the study will be carried out.
- Have a minimum experience of 6 continuous months in critical care contexts.
- Have a score of 35-45 points (moderate) and 10-30 points (low).
Exclusion criteria
- Nursing professional who fails to complete full participation in the study (pre- test, nursing intervention and post-test).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Triple blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Colombia · 1 center
- Universidad de Antioquia, Facultad de Enfermería — Medellín
Publications
- Kurtgoz A, Keten Edis E, Erarslan R. Spiritual Care Competencies and the Frequency of Spiritual Care Practices of Nurses in Turkey. J Relig Health. 2024 Jun;63(3):1747-1760. doi: 10.1007/s10943-023-01884-7. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID 37540306
- Torres-Contreras CC, Vargas-Escobar LM, Triana-Rodriguez JY, Canon-Montanez W. [Spiritual Care Competence in Nursing: Integrative Literature ReviewCompetencia no cuidado espiritual em enfermagem: revisao integrativa da literatura]. Rev Cuid. 2023 Sep 3;14(2):e06. doi: 10.15649/cuidarte.2635. eCollection 2023 May-Aug. Spanish. PMID 40115201
- Wu X, Hayter M, Lee AJ, Yuan Y, Li S, Bi Y, Zhang L, Cao C, Gong W, Zhang Y. Positive spiritual climate supports transformational leadership as means to reduce nursing burnout and intent to leave. J Nurs Manag. 2020 May;28(4):804-813. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12994. Epub 2020 Mar 25. PMID 32145113
- Atarhim MA, Lee S, Copnell B. An Exploratory Study of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Among Malaysian Nurses. J Relig Health. 2019 Feb;58(1):180-194. doi: 10.1007/s10943-018-0624-0. PMID 29679189
- Abdollahyar A, Baniasadi H, Doustmohammadi MM, Sheikhbardesiri H, Yarmohammadian MH. Attitudes of Iranian Nurses Toward Spirituality and Spiritual Care. J Christ Nurs. 2019 Jan/Mar;36(1):E11-E16. doi: 10.1097/CNJ.0000000000000581. PMID 30531521
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07092657 · ECA01122024