Table 3 Correlation matrix of spiritual care competence and spiritual health

1- assessment and implementation of spiritual care

1.000

2- professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual; care

0.584^*

1.000

3- personal support and patient counseling

0.449^*

0.740^*

1.000

4- referral to professionals

0.388^*

0.629^*

0.779^*

1.000

5- attitude toward the patient’s spirituality

0.349^*

0.623^*

0.715^*

0.696^*

1.000

6- communication

0.296^*

0.604^*

0.718^*

0.636^*

0.802^*

1.000

7- Spiritual Care Competence

0.626^*

0.878^*

0.902^*

0.825^*

0.832^*

0.797^*

1.000

8- Insight and tendency

0.343^*

0.361^*

0.359^*

0.356^*

0.321^*

0.360^*

0.421^*

1.000

9- Performance

0.510^*

0.542^*

0.536^*

0.479^*

0.437^*

0.409^*

0.593^*

0.620^*

1.000

10- Spiritual health

0.475^*

0.491^*

0.479^*

0.448^*

0.401^*

0.415^*

0.548^*

0.898^*

0.886^*

1.000