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Table 4 Polish nurses spiritual care competence and correlation with age, job seniority and satisfaction with work

From: The level of spiritual care competence of Polish nurses and the psychometric properties of the spiritual care competence scale (SCCS)

Subscales of SCCS

M

SD

A

K

Min

Max

Me

Age

Job seniority

Satisfaction with workA

Attitude toward the patient’s spirituality

4.19

0.59

−0.90

2.13

1.00

5.00

4.25

0.120*

0.108*

−0.114*

Assessment and implementation of

spiritual care

3.73

0.78

−0.55

0.39

1.00

5,00

3.83

0.149**

0.151**

−0.246**

Referral, consultation and spiritual care

3.91

0.65

−0.70

0.98

1.40

5.00

4.00

0.166**

0.180**

−0.210**

Communication, individual support and counselling

4.08

0.58

−0.74

0.99

2.00

5.00

4.00

0.116*

0.127*

−0.254**

Professionalisation and improvement of the quality of spiritual care

3.54

0.80

−0.48

0.38

1.00

5,00

3.67

0.133*

0.138*

−0.162**

Total score

104.39

15.22

−0.43

0.46

49.00

135.00

105.00

0.169**

0.174**

−0.255**

  1. Legend: M mean value, SD standard deviation, K kurtosis, A asymmetry
  2. A 1 - definitely yes, 5 - definitely not
  3. * < 0.05; ** < 0.01