Empathy and Perceptions of Spirituality and Spiritual Care Among Turkish Nursing Students: A Correlational Study

Yıl 2025, Sayı: 11, 28 - 36, 14.04.2025

Gizem Nur Katı , Tuğba Gözütok Konuk

https://doi.org/10.58252/artukluhealth.1608911

Öz

Introduction: This study aimed to determine the relationship between nursing students' levels of empathy and their perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care
Methods: This descriptive, correlational study included a sample of 401 nursing students in their second, third, and fourth years at a state university’s nursing faculty. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, the Toronto Empathy Scale, and the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale.
Results: The students' mean total score on Toronto Empathy Scale was 54.26 ± 6.75, and their mean total score on Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale was 65.88 ± 7.99. A significant difference was found between the total Toronto Empathy Scale scores and variables such as gender, receiving education on spirituality and spiritual care, and the need for education on spiritual care (p <0.05). Similarly, a significant difference was also found between the total Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and variables such as gender, the need for education on spiritual care, and the experience of providing care related to spiritual care (p <0.05). A moderate positive and significant correlation was found between the total scores of the Toronto Empathy Scale and the Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (r = 0.482, p <0.01).
Conclusion: The findings suggest that nursing students possess relatively high levels of both empathy and positive perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. Furthermore, the study concludes that increased empathy levels are associated with more positive perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. Based on these results, it is recommended that nursing curricula incorporate content designed to enhance students' empathy levels and perceptions of spiritual care, and that their specific skill needs in this area are addressed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Nursing Students, Empathy, Spirituality, Spiritual Care, Perception of Spiritual Care

Etik Beyan

Ethics committee permission (Date: 02.04.2024, Decision No: 2024/27) was obtained from the Health Sciences Scientific Research Ethics Committee of a university and the necessary application permission was obtained from the dean's office (Date: 25.04.2024, Number: E-81647866-900-742936) of the relevant faculty to conduct the study. It is declared that scientific and ethical principles were complied with during the preparation of this study and all the studies used in this study were cited in the bibliography.

Destekleyen Kurum

No external funding was used to support this research.

Proje Numarası

YOK

Teşekkür

Thank you to all the students who participated in the study.

Türk Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Empati Düzeyleri ile Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Algıları Arasındaki İlişki: Korelasyonel Bir Çalışma

Öz

Giriş: Bu çalışma, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin empati düzeyleri ile maneviyat ve manevi bakım algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Yöntem: Bu tanımlayıcı, ilişkisel çalışma, bir devlet üniversitesinin hemşirelik fakültesinde öğrenim gören ikinci, üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf 401 hemşirelik öğrencisinden oluşan bir örneklem içermektedir. Veriler Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu, Toronto Empati Ölçeği ve Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır.
Bulgular: Öğrencilerin Toronto Empati Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 54.26±6.75 ve Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği toplam ortalama puan 65.88±7.99’dur. Toronto Empati Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ile cinsiyet, maneviyat ve manevi bakım konusunda eğitim alma durumu ve manevi bakım ile ilgili eğitime ihtiyaç duyma durumu arasında anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması ile cinsiyet, manevi bakım ile ilgili eğitime ihtiyaç duyma durumu ve manevi bakımla ilgili bakım verme deneyimi arasında anlamlı farklılık saptanmıştır (p<0.05). Öğrencilerin Toronto Empati Ölçeği ile Maneviyat ve Manevi Bakım Dereceleme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalamaları arasında pozitif yönde zayıf düzey anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur (r=0.482, p<0.01).
Sonuç: Araştırma sonuçları, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin yüksek düzeyde empatiye ve maneviyat ve manevi bakım algılarına sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca, öğrencilerin empati düzeyleri arttıkça maneviyat ve manevi bakım algılarının da arttığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu sonuçlara dayanarak, hemşirelik müfredatlarının öğrencilerin empati düzeylerini ve manevi bakım algılarını geliştirmek için tasarlanmış içerikler içermesi ve bu alandaki özel beceri ihtiyaçlarının karşılanması önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Hemşirelik öğrencileri, Empati, Maneviyat, Manevi bakım, Manevi bakım algısı

Etik Beyan

Bir üniversitenin Sağlık Bilimleri Bilimsel Araştırmalar Etik Kurulu'ndan etik kurul izni (Tarih: 02.04.2024, Karar No: 2024/27) ve ilgili fakültenin dekanlığından çalışmanın yapılabilmesi için gerekli başvuru izni (Tarih: 25.04.2024, Sayı: E-81647866-900-742936) alınmıştır.

Destekleyen Kurum

Bu çalışma için herhangi bir bütçe desteği yoktur.

Proje Numarası

YOK

Teşekkür

Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilere teşekkür ederiz.

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